Ev and I went for a walk in the woods this afternoon. Rock Creek Park virtually begins in our backyard. (Truth be told, we started out looking for the cover for our grill which blew off in the wind storm the other day. I think it blew all the way to Frederick.) We decided to do some discovering.
We never found the grill cover, but we had a lovely afternoon.
Evelyn's been stringing lots of beads lately.
Thank you for my bracelets and bookmarks. I love you, Emmy girl!
I took Evelyn, Abigail, and Rebekah ice skating today. For the first hour we virtually had the rink all to ourselves. This was only Rebekah's second time skating and she did great. Who was the first to fall? Yours truly. Never mind the fact that I've been skating since I was 5. Yep, it's always good to be humbled. :)
Evelyn, a.k.a. "Stretch", played her first basketball game Saturday. She even scored a basket. Way to go, Ev!
Beautiful Baby K came over for a visit the other night. We believe she has cornered the market on "adorable." She's an easy baby to photograph since her eye contact is so intentional. Looking forward to going through the rest of the shots I took.
There is hardly a more lovely or quaint place to be at Christmas time than Williamsburg. We decided to spend a weekend there together as a family as we've done in years past. (Most of the pictures on this post are mine, but Janelle had my camera more often than I did. Watch her blog for an upcoming post titled "Perry Goes to Williamsburg.")
Unbeknownst to us, the Ricucci's also had made plans months ago to be in Williamsburg the same weekend! We made lots of fun memories together. We walked around the historic district Friday night and stopped in at the Inn to warm up and admire the lights.
One of the many things I love about my husband is his playfulness and spontaneity. We were walking along Duke of Gloucester Street when he challenged the girls to a race: "First one to that tree and back wins - Elise is base!" Off they went....
He won.
The obligatory shackles photo. :)
Garrett warming up with a cup of coffee.
Of course, the most adorable baby there was Keara, or as I call her "Beautiful Baby K."
Bob and Alicia S. told us about Aromas, a cozy wonderful coffee shop on Prince George Street. Stop in for soup and a sandwich on your next trip!
Visiting with Tom.
Our original dinner reservations at King's Arms Tavern for our family of 5 changed to a table for 12 when we found out the Ricucci's would be there. 
Yes, I know it's blurry but both Janelle and I have an aversion to using a flash. King's Arm was very dark so we went for the "artsy" look instead. Our server was changing out the candles so she caught him while he was lifting up the glass hurricane.
It was a rich time in a beautiful place at the best time of the year. Many happy memories were made! 
