Kumquats and such

After Reagan's first soccer games of the fall 2015 season, we hopped in the car, picked up Jess in Woodbridge, and beat feet to NC to meet Miles Belward! He was 11 days old and absolutely perfect! The girls and Max played so well while we were there...no one even had to go to time out, a first! It's always so great to see the Belward's, Jill & Tom, and we had bonus visitors when we arrived, Tiffany & Erica were in town!!! We even got to hang out with Fisher, Macy & Pressly!   Jessica even got some hands-on time with her first "getting peed on" experience!  I was prepping to take some pictures of Miles, when Reagan and Max said, "You never take our picture anymore!" Problem solved... Seriously, how cute is this little guy?! So strong & alert! Max is already an amazing big brother!

Reagan attended the North Post Child Development Center (CDC) at Ft. Belvoir for the last 9 1/2 months, and we loved her teachers. She made some friends there and mostly enjoyed going to "school" each day. In her Pre-K class, she learned a lot, including several Spanish words! Not one for long goodbyes, we snapped a quick picture with two of her main teachers, Ms. Zayas and Ms. Veronica, and got a picture of her with the building before heading out for the last time.   We actually left the CDC early that day because we had Open House at her new school! Reagan was excited to find out that her friend, Ethan, would be in her class...there are 10 kindergarten classes at Woodley Hills! She got to meet her teachers, Ms. Dunbar and Ms. Rafi, and take a quick tour of the school. After a great long weekend of camping in WV, riding her bike, playing with her sister and hanging out with Grandma & Papa, Reagan was really excited about her first day! Best...

We celebrated Savannah's birthday with the family at Kimchi House, then returned to the house for cake and presents! This year, Savannah learned so much: to talk, to run, to love Mickey Mouse, and to imitate her big sister! She simultaneously drives us crazy and makes us laugh more than ever. Looking forward to watching her continue to grow up and become her own person!

We celebrated the 4th of July at Gary Mike & Terry's house with family and friends! There was an abundance of delicious food, good conversation, and a lot of laughs...all followed by some illegal fireworks:) We had a blast! The most fun part of the evening was playing Cards Against Humanity with Mil, Fil, Gary Mike, Terry, Jessica, Chris & Sarah! You think playing this game with your friends is raunchy, try reading some of the cards to your in-laws:)

We had some HOT days at the beach, but that didn't stop us from checking things off our vacation bucket list:) Reagan loves playing mini golf...or rather, she loves the idea of playing mini golf. By the fourth hole, she gets hot and bored and wants to race through to the end. Each year, she is more engaged, but she still requires LOTS of motivation and the promise of ice cream to get though all 18 holes. Savannah was a wild woman on the course, throwing her ball into the water, swinging her club without a care of where it landed. We had some fun though. And of course, Jason won!