August round-up pictures

These are some randoms to round out the month of August.


Lily has to earn her keep in our house.



Dancing Lily.



Happy kid.



Lily adores the TJ talking toy.

Craft time.

Lily gives the craft thing a go.

Almost done.

Take me to your leader.

National Zoo with the Danns

Jen and the girls met Ann Dann and her girls at the National Zoo for some animal fun in the sun.



Posing by the fighting bear statue.



Cote-Nance group shot.



She has such a hard head, the dinosaur would probably chip a tooth.



Wacky I tell you.

Playing Panda.

Girl power.

Mega group shot.

Ride the bear.

Neighborhood Movie Night

The second installment of the neighborhood movie night almost did not happen as the weather threatened to end the fun before it began. Some quick re-planning to use Adam's garage for the food saved the movie night momentum. When the weather broke, the make-shift theater went up in a flash and the tradition continued (well into the wee hours of the morning.



Soup is on.



The crowd gathers in Adam's garage for the feast.



Justin & Joe set up the screen once the rain stops.



The crowd takes their seats.

Another view of the stadium seating.

Pikachu and Santi enjoy some popcorn.

Special shot glasses for the Aguardiente.

Is it the company or the Aguardiente?

Happy, happy people.

Cheers.

Hot Joe and really hot Joe (you decide the order).

Natalia was laughing almost non-stop the entire night.

Evacuate the dance floor.

The one picture Natalia isn't laughing hysterically.

Thriller - enough said.

Justin & Fitzalan. (note that Fitzalan was the only smart one in the group)

At 3:30 AM the party was called. Time to go clean the kitchen.

At the Park with the Smiths

Before the Smiths headed back to MD, we hit the Brambleton Park for some fun and a quick bite. Had to run the kids down before the long drive.


Caroline, Brad, and Sarah on the bouncy thing.



Alex loves the tire swing.



Lily loves any swing, as long as someone is with her.



Matthew on the swing.

Dad's turn with Lily.

Tarara (almost)

We attempted to make good on a 2 year-old promise to the Petersons and Smiths to have them over to a Tarara night out. However the weather did not cooperate, so we ended up hanging out at our house enjoying the company (and the kids).



Chas tanks up Gunnar.



Cote and Val.



Lily was none-to-thrilled about another baby in Cote's lap.



Chas hangs with the boys.

Enter Sarah.

Brown's turn with the boys.

Schmoopie couple.

Another schoompie couple.

Back to the Mall

Cote took all the kids downtown again while Joe was at work. Had to squeeze in a few more memorials and monuments, just so much to see...


Nate at the Women's Vietnam Memorial.



In front of the Lincoln Memorial.



Inside.



Hanging by the big guy.




Isn't that just pretty?

Lily breaks free from her stroller.

The girls at the World War II Memorial.

Lily inspects the camera's lens.