Snowy morning in Mechanicsville

We awoke to snow in Mechanicsville this morning. The girls are staying with my parents there while David and I head to Chevy Chase, MD for the Ecclesia Network of churches national conference. We will be gone about 50 hours total, and while part of it will be nice to have time away, I also know we will miss the girls a ton. We're only 30 min down the road and I miss them already. I know they are in good hands and they'll have a good time.

The snow is falling on I-95 as we drive...


Here are a few pics from this morning.

Daisy getting ready for the snow


Ready to go!


Outside in the snow with Daddy and Grandpa


Mommy kept Rose inside in the warmth



This morning, Jonas and Asher went to school in the snow






I'm sure it will be melted at Grammy's by dinner time. But it was pretty to watch and fun for Daisy!

More from Ecclesia later...

Snuday!

Stylin'




After playing in the snow it's hot cocoa by the fire




The three musketeers!




The three amigos!




My three girls

Past two months

I got a new phone two months ago and hadn't downloaded the blog ap until now. Here are a few quick pics and videos from jan and feb. enjoy!



Love my hokies and my cubby!


The godfather.



Like father like...daughter



A junior burrito ?



Future wedding slide show picture. Very distant future.



I still love to carry things on my arm


Too bad the book doesn't have handles



Trust me



No pot of


Gold here.



Because I love my wife



Dreaming of Logan Thomas' to Danny Coale...



Just a dream...



Safety first?



Biggest



Candyland



Ever (daddy won)



Holy moly it's more guacamole!



Chinese 'calligraphy'



Way to go mommy and rose!



A nighttime valentines day gift... Who says you can only eat biscoff on a plane?



Hokies beat the rumbling wreck of Georgia Tech... Barely...

Goodnight

Air


goodnight noises everywhere....

Saturday Morning

Relaxing Saturday morning snuggling as a family...

The girls are cute hugging!

Daisy chatting it up and Rose making lots of noise!

Date!

For only the 3rd time since Rose was born, David and I went on a date. Jeanette (Daisy's godmother and our dear friend) volunteered to watch the girls so we could go on a valentine's date. Daisy and Jeanette shared chicken nuggets, mac n' cheese and broccoli for dinner, while mommy and daddy headed out for a real meal!
We decided to go use a gift card we had for the River Company restaurant over in Fairlawn. Our meal was not disappointing.


Every time we go, David talks about getting one of the nicest steaks, but usually we are too cheap. This time, since we had a gift card, we decided we could swing it. He said it was one of the best steaks he had eaten in a long time!

I had the California chicken sandwich, which included grilled chicken with bacon, avocado, and cheese. It was very tasty as well.



We split creme brulee for dessert.


Overall, it was a nice dinner with time to talk and enjoy each other's company. And the girls had a lot of fun with Aunt Jeanette.

Happy Valentine's Day

This morning, we celebrated Valentine's Day over breakfast.

Daisy got a bag from mommy & daddy that included some slippers, socks, and a Veggietales video.


Daddy got a card from Daisy and Rose that included a shipping slip for some actual daisy and rose plants for him to put in the yard.

Mommy got a hi-visibility hoodie to run in (during low-light hours) and a new basketball!

Rose got a little bear holding a rose. She decided it looked tasty. :)

Here the girls are opening up cards from Grammy Rose

Mommy holding Rose

Over dinner, we opened up the cards and gifts from Gramma Chinn

It included a pink sock monkey...

...and a new book! Daisy loves books!

Finally, here's Rosey holding the sock monkey!


Happy Valentine's Day everyone. We had a day filled with love! Tomorrow, Daddy and Mommy are going on a date, thanks to Jeanette babysitting