Reston day-after -thanksgiving Parade and pot belly

The kids all got these bells for the parade.

mable and her grandparents

my dad holding mables bags for her...how sweet :)

after the parade we decide to go eat a pot belly. my parents had never been there and i love that place. right as we were getting out of the car we saw bonnie and joel pulling in the parking lot. that was a crazy coincidence!! so we eat with them too.

parents in town for thanksgiving

here are some pictures of the fun times we had when grandma and grandpa came to visit us for thanksgiving. we went to home depot a few times (it's a must whenever they visit), went out to dinner a few times, play in the backyard woods, went to the fabric store and made a skirt for mable, taught my dad how to play on his new tablet, decorated for christmas and relaxed....it was a blast!

Thanksgiving Lunch

i was so glad dave was willing to do round two of pictures. these ones turned out so much better! this time we went to frying pan park and it was WAY less stressful. the kids got to enjoy the animals while dave and i set up the tripod. we just called them over when we were all set up and ready for them to smile for the camera.

i heart my family!! :)

Family Photo Shoot (1 of 2)

 this is day 1 of family photos for our christmas card...the kids pictures turned out pretty cute but i was not a fan of the family shots. it was stressful having the tripod take our picture :)