Family!!

This past weekend was extra special because we had several visitors from Rhode Island!  My dad, stepmom, 2 sisters, and niece came to visit.  We had a great time hanging out, playing games, and seeing a couple of sites. 

Our first snowfall of the year happened Saturday as they were arriving and Alex wasted no time in getting outside and hitting her mom with the first snowball of the year! 

She also took a few runs down our hill – looks like pretty good sledding… for Virginia!

We saw the annual holiday boat parade on the Potomac Saturday night.  It was very cold though so we watched from the comfort of one of our favorite Thai restaurants.

After getting home we celebrated me and Merrill’s birthday.  It was great to have a celebration together as we’ve been in different places for the last several years.  Sunday we made a trip to Mount Vernon and had a nice dinner at home.  In between there were several rousing games of Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, and Yahtzee.  True family fun!