Liberty Mountain

Just a short drive from our house(about 1 hour) is Liberty Mountain! We spent the day there enjoying the slopes for the second time this month! Mady has really taken to the sport...and is getting pretty darn good at it! She never fell and at one point passed Peter and headed down an intermediate slope...Go Mady! Zach loves it, but doesn't have the leg strength to ski long alone, so he ski's with me or Peter...and yells "Go Faster!!!!" the entire way down!!!

Mady loved the quad lifts! I love that our kids enjoy skiing as much as we do! What a fun family day!

Sledding

The kids and I have been anxisiously awaiting our first snowfall...WHY? Sledding!! We have an awesome hill across from our house and have been waiting and waiting to use our new sleds!

After school we hit the hill...for 2 1/2 hours! What a blast!

My little helper

After walking Mady to school we came home and Zach said "Mommy I will shovel the walkway for you"!

First D.C. SnowFall

We woke up to a winter wonderland...FINALLY!! We have been waiting and waiting! We walked Mady to school in the snow! Snow is so magical...love it!!

Mady's Style

My Mady has always had a mind of her own! We can really butt heads when it comes to her wardrobe...I want to dress her all cute and girlie...she wants to be unique! So, I have decided it's so not worth the battle! One of her favorite outfits is jeans and a skirt over top! Today she did match...but that doesn't always happen! This drives me crazy! She is such a free spirit...doesn't care what others think...NOT a follower...This I love!! She should would have loved living in the 70's...my little flower child! Maybe some day she will be a famous fashion designer...

Oh my...

I walked down to the basement today and saw this written on Mady's board!

"Zachary is the worst boy in the world"... Mady is always writing notes everywhere...on paper taped all around. the house, on her board, post its, ...until today they have always been sweet kind words. She was REALLY mad at him yesterday... I had to laugh!

Proud to be an American!!!

Today we braved the crowds and went down to the Nation Mall! I am so proud to be an American! I am Proud have the opportunity to live in our Nation's Capitol...and have my children experience this lifestyle! Life is too short and I am so glad we made this move and have experienced this fabulous city!!! Memories my children and I will NEVER forget! This is a Historical Day! The 44th President will soon be sworn in, and I think it's awesome that we live here in D.C.! I wanted my children to see first hand what an Inauguration is like! REGARDLESS of MY political views...I took this an as excellent teaching opportunity! I am very open minded and want to teach that to my children...to always be respectful of others beliefs and views...EVEN if don't agree!!! It is a Historical Day! That's what makes The United States of AMERICA so GREAT!!!! God Bless our New President!!!!

The Potomac River ...Frozen!

It was so cold walking along the River!!

The Jefferson Memorial across from the Tidal Basin...also Frozen!

Mady has learned all about MLK in school this past week...so we took her to see his Memorial .

Police Motorcades were all over...Wonder who was in those Cars??

A Wreath placed at the MLK Memorial

This city is so beautiful!

Zach and Mady...check out the snow clouds coming in...

I never get tired of seeing them run along the mall...and the views around us!

Mady takes the stage!

The National Mall...Large T.V. screens lined the Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monument!

This as close as we could get to the Capitol! I have never seen so many people! It was crazy! There was such an enthusiastic crowd...they were playing the concert from Sunday on the Jumbo T.V.'s! Music filled the air, and people sang along!

News Room were set up all along the National Mall...Anderson Cooper was reporting LIVE.

I have NEVER seen so many Potty's!!!!!

Daddy, Mady, and Zach playing Chase!!

What a Beautiful site!!

I am so PROUD of our MILITARY Men and Women!!!!