Memorial Day Weekend 2009

We only have a few more weekends as a family of three, and we had a very busy and fun Memorial Day weekend. The weekend started on Thursday night when Ben and I went to a Nationals Game alone! It was very fun and a much needed night away together. We left Everett in Gloria's very capable hands- we are going to miss her this summer! Friday Everett and I spent the day together at music class, at the park, getting new shoes and going out to lunch. Friday night we celebrated Ben's 34th birthday! We can hardly believe how old we are getting, especially since I remember celebrating his 19th birthday with his brother and dad so many years ago! We went out to dinner at a restaurant in Arlington, my parents came up to celebrate with the birthday boy, and we had cake and opened presents after dinner. Everett was so excited about the candles on the cake, he is adorable. On Saturday, Everett and I took Ben on a mystery trip to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The museum was so well done and I think Ben really enjoyed it, brought back many memories of his time in the Marines. On Sunday we headed out to Delaplane, Virginia to a strawberry festival with our friends the Gambinos. Everett had such a fun time getting his face painted, petting the farm animals and generally running all around the place. Delaplane is beautiful, it is about an hour from DC in the Virginia wine country. Today we hung around the house, hit the local "sprayground" and ran errands. Back to work tomorrow (only two more days until I am off for four months!). A great weekend overall and so great to spend quality time with Everett. Everett continues to make us laugh all day long, he is developing quite a personality and is such a happy little guy. We hope he just loves his little brother when he arrives next week!