Merry Christmas 2013!

Here are our Christmas cards from this year, as always, created with Shutterfly, and using family pictures we took in Philly this fall:

Kenny's First Snow

Kenny got to see and walk in his first snow this last Sunday in Virginia, and LOVED it!

What is this white stuff?

No really, what is it?

Whatever it is, I want to eat it! 

No really, Dad, put me down so I can eat it! 

Play play play! 

Do I have snow on my face? 

This is awesome! 

Really, Dad, I don't care about taking cute pictures...

And look for other dogs, and critters! 

And more snow!! I want to play in the snow!!

And play he did: 

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Kenny's Winter Gear

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Family Photos in Philly Fall 2013

Update: Now that the Christmas Photos are out, I've added photos to this - enjoy! 

Hey look, I'm posting on the Family Blog! 

Sorry this has been dormant: as I talked about on the Christine's World blog, I've lost some steam.  But here's the perfect post to dust off those cobwebs - Family Pictures!!

I really wanted to capture our year in Philly, so we found a photographer (Russell Photo Studio) and did it in October, in and around Washington Square, just near my house. 

I don't want to give too much away, because we're using a lot of the pictures on our Christmas cards, but here's a b&w preview: 

Washington D.C.

Curtis' Mom came to visit us to see Washington D.C., and we had a great time! 

First Ride on the DC Metro! 

Honest Abe, always a highlight

The new Martin Luther King memorial - I was happy to finally see it 

One of the series of quotes at the memorial, one of my favorites

First Lady Michelle Obama's First Inaugural Ball Gown, it was beautiful to see in person at the Smithsonian Museum of American History

Something from the death of my distant relative, President Harding, back in 1923.

In front of the Washington Memorial, while it still had the scaffolding

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (the annex near Dulles) - seeing Discovery up close was a true highlight of the weekend. 

And of course, some Kenny time :-) 

Dog Park in Herndon

Kenny is living with Curtis in Herndon, and spends most of his days at Healthy Hound Playground, a doggy daycare.  But we made it to the local dog park and someone had a great time!  It was definitely one of the prettier dog parks we've been to.






Looking for squirrels!