Family Fun

We are loving 9am church vs. the 1pm schedule we had before the move, it is nice to have the whole afternoon to do stuff together as a family since we get so little time during the week. This afternoon we check out a free walking tour of the monuments downtown and learned lots of new info for our annual Memorial Day night tour of the monuments with friends (watch out NY Nelsons, Shawn has got a whole new script for you!) It was such a gorgeous day, and even though the boys were whining or torturing each other most of the time, it was definitely worth it. We continued with the history theme as we joined Grandma and Grandpa for Mt. Vernon's Annual Friends & Family dinner on the lawn (thank you!). It is so fun to enjoy dinner overlooking the water, listening to the band and walking through the mansion lit by candlelight. The highlights for the boys were the tables of all-you-can-eat-cookies and a horse-drawn wagon ride with grandma! I loved growing up in this area and I love that my boys get to have these types of experiences too. I'd be dreading the end of the weekend and a laundry-filled Monday except for that we are spending the whole afternoon at Cox Farms, another NOVA favorite of mine!! If you're a Cox Farms fan, be sure to sign up as a member on their website to get discounts for September admissions and free hot dogs after 12noon to go with the free apples and cider!