Air and Scare

Saturday we went to the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udar-Hazy Center for a Halloween event called Air and Scare.  It's about 45 minutes away next door to Dulles Airport and is a huge hangar with LOTS of planes, helicopters, and the Discovery Space Shuttle.  They had a ton of activities set up for the kiddos and different stations where they could go trick or treating.  

On the way there we talked to Liam about how there would be lots of kids in costumes and that if you wear a costume you get candy.  Once we parked he saw some of the kids (Mario and Luigi, Captain America, and so on) and was willing to put his costume on.  When we got inside he was in awe of all the people around him and was pretty well-behaved and stayed close to us!

Here he is showing us his bat wings

Laith and Liam

The space shuttle that Chris was able to see flying around last spring when it was piggybacking on the back of an airliner between Florida and Virginia is was on display.  It is HUGE and was pretty neat to see in person.

Colin slept most of the time

Boys in front of the shuttle

They had a story time for the kiddos and Liam sat and was so focused on it! It really surprised me to see him sit still and participate for so long.

Laith had fun running around while Ghani and Maggie chased him but he eventually sat in our stroller and seemed to like it quite a bit.

Different view of shuttle

Bat boy!

Finally I couldn't take it anymore so I woke sweet Colin up and put the rest of his costume on so I could get some pictures.  In my defense he had been asleep for two and a half hours!

Family Photo!

My precious raccoon and bat

Apparently Colin was still tired :)

Laith, Liam, and Colin

Daddy and his boys (Liam just came up to him and gave hugs it was super cute)

Sweet raccoon baby!

On the way out we had already taken the boys' costumes off because it was getting pretty warm in the building and we had passed a candy station.  Liam got excited started saying "andy", grabbed his little pumpkin, and started walking to the candy station.  He grabbed a little piece of candy and put it in his bucket. I told him to say thank you and he looked at the guy and said "ank you" He's a good guy :)

We covered Colin with his costume to keep him warm on the walk outside and he had fun grabbing it and trying to eat.  Silly little guy :)

Visitors and a Playdate

Shane and Jenna went to NYC on Monday so we didn't have any sightseeing to do.  So instead we took the kids to the park when Chris got off work and took some pictures.

The Boys

Daddy and his boys

Liam giving Colin a kiss.

Momma and her boys

Colin looking super cute!

Tuesday we picked Shane and Jenna up and went to the American History Museum and then over to the White House.

Jenna and me

The Boys and me

Liam smiling for the camera, he is way into smiling for pictures lately and I LOVE it!

Jenna and Shane

Wednesday we continued to be tourists.  Shane and Jenna did a tour of the Capitol.  The boys and I hung outside since the security to get in is ridiculous, basically I wouldn't have been able to take the diaper bag in which is something I need with two little ones! 

When they were done we went to the Air and Space Museum.  As we were walking up they had a telescope on the Sun and we got to check it out which was pretty cool.

Jenna, Liam, and Shane going to check out the inside of a rocket.

After our adventures for the day we dropped Shane and Jenna off at the airport and said good-bye.  I didn't even cry knowing I will be seeing them more regularly very soon.

Thursday we had a playdate and these two were crazy together.  They had a little tiff with each other at the beginning which included Liam throwing blocks in Lyla's face and then screaming at the top of his lungs at her for doing something, but after that they bonded and played super well together the rest of the time! Lyla is definitely a fire-cracker!

Gavin was also there but I think he was a little leery of Liam and Lyla and he isn't around kiddos too much either.  Here are the IMC babies two years later and the siblings!

Liam, Logan, Gavin, Lyla, Caleb, and Colin

See old photos here and here

This was Colin's first playdate! 

Caleb and Colin

This boy was also looking pretty darn awesome in his outfit this week!

Next up Air and Scare!!

Pumpkin Patch

Last Sunday we went to the Belvedere Plantation again this year for a punkin-pickin' good time! Jenna, Shane, the Hamadis', and Jen (Jenna's old roomie in AZ who lives in Richmond now) all came, too.

Liam spent as much of his time playing in the sand with all the toys as he could.

Jen, Jenna, Shane, Liam, and Chris preparing to watch the pig races

Liam fed the goats

"Horsing" around

Jen and I decided we would give the horse things a try and holy cow did it put a burn in my quads that I haven't felt in a very long time! I probably need one for home.

Jenna and Colin enjoying each other's company

Ghani and Laith

1st Face Painting. Liam got a pumpkin and stayed perfectly still!

Laith was super good too and got a little bat on his cheek

1st Pony Ride!

Colin in the corn maze

Jenna and Shane leading the way with the flag in case we get lost!

Ghani, Laith, Jen, Shane, and Maggie 

There was a slide on our adventures of the corn maze and holy bejeebers did it go FAST! I was the first person to go down and was not ready for it, I fell backwards and ended up with two burns on my arms.  Jenna also went down and initially got caught and ended up with a tennis ball sized bruise on the back of her leg!  Chris and Liam went a couple of times.  Liam loved it!

Daddy and his boys on the hayride out to pumpkin patch

Sweet Colin

Liam and Laith

Family photo

Mama and her babies

Colin had his own photo shoot with the pumpkins!  He's a trooper and looks super cute!

Jenna and Shane dealing with my picture taking insanity.

The Hamadis

Daddy and Liam

It was a great day and I think we were all beat by the end!