Week 6 Highlights

On top of VBS this week - we did enjoy the pool a lot due to some hot, hot days!  The boys got new shirts and I got a new dress!  Fun times!

These three...they are the best part of me! 

We ran into the Washinton Nationals baseball team mascots on Sunday after church.  Nathan, Eli and Zachary were super excited.  Tyler wasn't too sure about them.

 

Hooray for new outfit day!

New blue dress for me, $8

New Under Armour shirts for the boys, $30

The fact that they all want to match each other and are so excited that they do, PRICELESS! 

FBC Alexandria Music Camp

The week after VBS, or the week of the 21st, Zachary got to participate in a music camp for 4th-6th graders.  They practiced all week from 9:30-12:30p to perform a program on Friday night.  Zachary also stayed after the camp was over to participate in the hand-bell choir.  He was so excited to learn to play the hand-bells!  He was even more excited to have a special part in the program as a rapper...yes, a rapper.  I'll let the pictures explain how well he did!  A dream come true for him!  And don't worry about the pictures...we were given the okay by the church to publish these on social media!  :)  Eli and Tyler (and Mom & Dad) were so proud of him!

National Harbor & The National Children's Museum

On July 17th, we took a family field trip over the Potomac River to National Harbor, Maryland.  There is a Children's Museum there that I really wanted to take the boys to go and see.  When researching it, I found out months ago that on this night was a special family fun night and everyone could get in free!  So we headed down to the pier for lunch, rode the famous "Capitol Wheel" which is actually taller than the Statue of Liberty, shopped around the local shops, played in the sand with some weird guy that was half buried (lol) and then headed up to the museum.  The kids had a great time there that night with free crafts, shows and playtime.  I'm so glad that we got to go to this place -- and I'm even more excited that it was FREE!  After the museum closed, we headed back to the pier for the sunset.  It was a beautiful, beautiful day!

We grabbed a quick bite from the McDonald's dollar menu on the way home.  Eli and Zachary filled their tummies and Tyler...well, he made it through half of his meal!