Christmas in Richmond and D.C.

BEWARE: lots of pics
















Cole loves helicopters. He's been asking for one (a remote controlled) ever since I can remember. However, Geof. and I never want to spend the money to get a decent one. And to be honest, we don't even trust the "decent" ones. Cole found this at a mall up near D.C. and insisted on spending his own money: all $35 of it. He LOVES it!! And you know, it works pretty well. (;

We went up to D.C. and stayed at my cousin Ivy's apt. for 3 days (she's in CA). Day one was good, day two was fantastic, day three was FREEZING. Geof. and I both hate the cold. The kids did okay..We went to a few monuments the last day but left early, went to IKEA and Costco, and then drove home. Geof. found the girls in the boy's bathroom at one point. Hm...what else do I need to say about the pics? Day 2 we went to the D.C. Zoo. Great zoo. Dayne built a little snowman and was so proud. I sat in the stroller and couldn't believe how out of shape I felt (lots of hills in that zoo, surprisingly). Geof. got a new hat on my birthday date. Doesn't he look GOOD?! Day one we went to museums. June was tired. Happy, but tired. Cole was sweet..and Dayne was whiny. I took a pic of her whiny face and she took a pic of me making fun of her. We could stay in D.C. forever. Geof.'s extremely happy there. We need to go up more often. We forgot our camera when we took the kid's to D.C. Temple's Christmas lights. Very pretty..
On Christmas Eve, our wonderful friend's Aimee and Shane had us over for a Christmas Eve open house. Aimee does everything perfect; her hair, her clothes, her food, her house...her girls. (; We love them. Cole was the only boy, btw. It's always like that!