TheTerror of Snake Mountain

All of us on the last day of the DC trip. Right before we pulled out of the driveway to go to the airport, Doug, Jami, Miguel and I took this picture. I know the title of this post reads Snake Mountain, but that's really about the video of Isa at the end.
Me and my girl, and Julia Child. Her kitchen was moved to the Smithsonian and it was awesome. It rained so hard that day so we took cover in the museum and got to see this. When I grow up, I want a kitchen just like Julia's.
I promised to post this adorable picture of her in Lambert airport. I think she was doing exceptionally well given the "flight bump" circumstance at 7am.



Last night as I was walking the dog around our new hood, Miguel and Isa were playing in her room. When I came back into the house I was greeted at the door with a giant "hey!" from Isa and Miguel came around the corner with a huge smile on his face and said, "come in here." I followed him back to Isa's room and he had put a battery into this stupid microphone that attaches to this plastic Snake Mountain (yes, Skelator's pad, and yes, we have a Greyskull too). He started talking and laughing into it and as soon as I sat down on the floor to give it a shot, Isa took the microphone out of my hand and antics ensued.

Our Nation's Capital

The National Archives with us underneath. Contrary to the sign we're little.
Miguel and Isa stayed in the lobby of the Holocaust Museum while Jami and I took the tour. Isa learned to count stairs and Miguel got this adorable shot. Thanks for the time with Jami sweetie!

After some MUCH needed play time at the Museum of American History. I let Miguel and Jami off the hook and told them to look at something they wanted to see while I played with science experiments and magnets and some other cool stuff they had set up in the kiddie place.

Mommy carries the baby better in the backpack.
Isa is Daddy's co-pilot. Yay for the Air and Space Museum. (Thanks for helping out with Isa there Doug, it was nice to read some of the plaques and stuff).

Isa exploring her career options.

All of us in front of the capital building.

Ah to have wonderful friends! We visited the Shawleys last week and had a blast exploring Washington DC. We saw so many exciting things, it was definitely our kind of place, LOTS of museums. We hit as much stuff as we could and I must say, as long as Isa was not in the airplane to or from St. Louis, she was great. She rode in the backpack mostly and was pretty good. Thanks Doug, Jami, Sarah, Nick, & Anna, we miss you so much! Come back soon!

I'll post more pictures of other stuff when Miguel is around to help tell stories. It was hard to pay attention to everything while we were dealing with kiddos, so I need some help with my narration but more to come!

Cute Little Cupcake!

Hey are you ready for some trick or trick pictures? Get ready people! This is Isa getting the cherry barrette attached to her pony tail.
Mommy and a little cupcake out in the new hood.

Scrunching down inside the cupcake is the only break she got, she was working hard for that candy!

On the porch, being charming for some candy.
We had a party later to attend, Miguel went as a chef, I went as a slutty rocker ( I wore jeans, t shirt and an apron to take Isa trick or treating though).
Home again, time for some candy.
Peanut butter pumpkin, ROCK ON!