would you rather #1

I tracked it back, and at 5 and half years old exactly I switched from the interviews with Aiden to a series of would you rather questions ;)  Now it's Keaton's turn and I have a feeling this is going to be good.

Would you rather be 5 and half years old forever or become an adult right away?

Be five and a half forever so then I can stay with my mom and dad!

Would you rather live in a ferris wheel cart or live in the fox den in the backyard?
Ferris wheel cart because it's fun to be on a ferris wheel forever

Would you rather eat frozen yogurt covered in bugs or covered in vegetables?
I would kinda like it covered in vegetables, because I do sometimes like vegetables

Would you rather learn to play the piano with your toes or the violin with your ear lobe?
Piano with my toes because it's easier!

Would you rather swim in a tub of pasta or a tub of jello?
Oh that's a hard one because I like both of those, but I pick paaaaasta because it's my favorite food!

then and wow

Glen Echo was hosting what they called the Then and Wow festival.  The pottery studio had their sale out along with a schedule of magic shows and games for the whole family.  It was fun to see the ballroom all lit up and a festive crowd at a favorite place.

carousel

The last ride on the carousel before it closed for the summer.... They got lucky with a ride on the bunnies:

hokey cox

Cox has plenty of hokey good fun:

cox farm

The preview weekend at Cox Farm kicks off the fall season around here.  A day spent with friends and goats with fresh apple cider and apple cider donuts is a good day ;)

football

The high school hosts a "feeder night" where all the elementary schools that end up at that high school are invited to run the field ahead of the game. They cheer and chant ahead of time. Our babysitter led the charge and Keaton got a toss in the air.  It was quite a rush for them ;)  We lasted until half time where the bands, dance team, and cheer leaders put on a fun show.

mosaic fall fest

Mosaic hosts a bunch of built in fun which is so easy to run over and soak up some fun. We always seem to hit the fall festival where the huge tubs of Legos and the photo booth are big hits.

mount vernon

Way back before school started the boys and I enjoyed a really nice visit to Mount Vernon with perfect weather and tiny crowds. They have a spy mission where you follow clues on an app to locate information to answer their puzzles. It was as awesome as expected with clues hidden inside the well bucket on the side of posts, etc. We layered on their word puzzle sheet to decode the words, another favorite. These guys were pumped to earn their spy bands. Aiden is at the age where he wanted to read every display and Keaton was eager to listen.  We stayed all day and the day was complete with a tour of the house.

just be

A new mural and another excuse to just be...and always take that jump!

good list

Happy first day of Fall!  I'm pretty excited about my new fabric covered pumpkins and this adorable seed pod hedgehog guy. Here's a good list with our new very orange tea towels. The new pumpkin pie hat which will go well with our turkey hats when we cheer on the Turkey Trot this year. A piece of the centerpiece from my friend's wedding is a nice memory spark. These guys still can't get enough of the beary funny snapchat filters ;)

poke pumpkins

Happy first day of Fall! These smiley guys painted some cute pokepumpkins with their dad. 

science

We renewed our membership to the science center and spent a whole day exploring the new experiments, robotic arm, and 3D printer.  The favorite is still building hovercrafts for the wind tunnel.

nintendo

Who knew that Nintendo has a World Tour?! The mall was hosting this giant marketing scheme and these guys were pumped!  They tried out some DS games they'd never tried before.

tidbits

We closed out the summer with the doggy paddle at the pool.  The pumpkin stuff was already everywhere by the middle of August. This guy still enjoys a trip to Build a Bear to get Pokemon gear. Having Aiden's old drama teacher as a babysitter is a really special treat for these giddy guys. We saw a movie about the Improv world called Don't Think Twice which we both enjoyed.

Bowling with friends nearly every other week was definitely a nice way to break up those hot days. We went to the mall a bunch in many attempts to get my iPhone repaired - they gave me a new one!  Friends with giant collections of windup toys rock ;) It was so hot for a while that it even drove us to Chuckie Cheese with our buddies one afternoon.

wedding

A good friend I originally met when we were living in Tucson, moved here to NOVA within a few weeks of our move a couple years back. She got married recently out towards the Shenandoah Mountains at a beautiful farm. I took photos for her (http://lbphotography17.pixieset.com/stephanieandgreg/) while the boys played with all her thoughtful gifts.  The wedding was casual and the after party was essentially a pool party. It was a really beautiful day in the middle of tropical storms.

lake

A visit to the Lake with our friends still living over there...  Such big fish!

icebergs

We made some fast friends out at Wisp Mountain earlier this summer, and we met up with them at the summer installation at the building museum, Icebergs. They have two boys that match in age almost exactly.  The boys ran up the scaffolding and took the very fast slides over and over and chilled on the iceberg bean bags. We also made it up to the Play Work Build zone to do just that ;)

interview with KC

This guy loves what he calls "field trips" and August was full of adventures.  He ate very well on many of these, but here's a hungry guy being interviewed:

One word to describe you would be: 

Hungry

Why do you like being a kid? 

Because you get to eat

If you could be any animal, which one would you be and why? 

A chicken, because you can eat chickens

Tell about a funny time in your life. 

When I eat food that is gross

What is your favorite thing to do? Why? 

Eat, because it's makes the hunger higher, no lower, no higher?

What do you love most about your brother? 

That he gives me food sometimes

What was the nicest thing you did for someone? 

Put a plate out, and put the food on it

What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now? 

Eating

What is the grossest thing you can think of? 

Eating gross foods

What is your happiest memory?

Eating peanut butter sandwiches 

one second summer

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back to school

And just like that we have a third grader and a kindergartener...We joked that with all the school supplies packed to the brim, it was possible K was hiding another kindergartener in his giant bag.  Keaton in his true determined style hopped right on the bus he's been dying to ride for two years and didn't look back.  When the bus pulled up many loooong hours later, I could see Keaton waving through those tinted windows.  He ran out of his seat and almost left his bag behind, but he was happy to see us and especially to see his brother.  It's possible that they missed each other the most. Aiden came off with a huge smile and excitement for his new assignment book.  Keaton was excited to show me the photo treat from his first day.  They both made new friends and caught up with familiar friends.