Jonny did not have a conference on Friday so the four of us went into DC and did some sight seeing! We had a really fun time.

The boys really enjoyed going on the subway. Here is Dylan with our friend Wendell who was visiting us at the time.


Our first stop was the White House. Dylan really wanted to see where the president lives. He was fascinated.


Then we made our way to the Smithsonians. They had some great exhibits...here is one where the boys got to use a magnifying glass.


Dylan enjoyed looking through the microscope at some fun slides. It warms our heart to see this! :)


Colin did not quite get the idea of binoculars. But he looks cute using them...even though he is making things look further away rather than closer.


There was a story area and Dylan took the opportunity to "read" to the crowd. He loves the role of mentor/teacher.


One of Colin's favorite books is A Porcupine Named Fluffy (by Helen Lester...my friend Alissa introduced us to her books). So when he saw this porcupine,he got all excited and called it Fluffy.


My monkeys!


Walking around the Washington monument.


We ended our tour at the Lincoln Memorial which was also on Dylan's list of things to see. He is very in to the presidents right now. He actually took this picture! Not bad!

While in MD, the boys and I drove to Philly to see Arati, Tom and Neil.

We hung out in Ikea...we do not have one in KY!


A family protrait....waiting for Baby Kreibich #2!

A trip to Maryland to see Wayne, Eva, Max and Simon!
Jonny had a conference in DC so the boys and I tagged along and hung out with WEMS. We had such a fun time and the cousins got along so well. They are just so cute together!

Colin really loved the drum set they have in the living room....the shirtless look really gives him a rock star image!


Here are Colin and Simon goofing around. They are really cute!


Here are all 4 cousins....sweet huh?


One last pic of Colin and Simon together on the sit n spin!


Thanks for the great time WEMS!!!

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY DYLAN!!!!

I can hardly believe that Dylan is 5 years old. We celebrated this milestone birthday with a few days of fun!

It all began at Dylan's school on Friday, Feb 15. We brought in cupcakes for Dylan and his friends to munch! He made a birthday crown and sweetly made one for his little brother as well. The only difference between Dylan and Colin's crown was that Dylan's crown never came off his head for about 5 days!


That night we celebrated with a fondue dinner (Dylan's choice) with the Bullions family!


Then came the cake! Dylan blew out his candles...


...and then snuck a lick of the frosting!


Aaron enjoyed his cake...


...as did Colin!


The next day we went to the local children's museum called the Explorium for Dylan's birthday party. Dylan and his friends began the dino-themed party by making some fossils of their own! So cool!


Then they had an incredible dinosaur cake. It was truly a masterfully decorated cake.


Aaron, Colin and Raymond enjoyed their cake immensely!


Dylan was adamant that on his birthday, he was king for that day and everyone had to listen to him. Imagine my laughter when we walked into the room for his party and saw this throne...just further emphasis of his view of being king for a day!


After the cake, ice cream, presents and playing, the kids moved into the Explorium to play some more. Dylan mastered the climbing wall.


Dylan and his proud Daddy!


The celebrations ended with Dylan digging into his baum kuchen (German for tree cake).


This cake is a Lifshitz family tradition that Bobba and Zaida send every year! YUM!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DYLAN!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!! You bring light, joy, and love to our lives every day.

The ice storm cometh!
We had a snow day...rather an ice day! We were hoping for some nice snow and instead we got some ice. Not nearly as fun at all!

Here are the boys picking icicles off the car.


They had a lot of fun slip sliding away! It looks like a nice layer of snow but really all that white is about an inch thick layer of ice!