Life Lately

Nothing too exciting has been happening here in Alexandria.   We have been enjoying the spring weather and trying to soak up as much fun as we can before the school year is officially over.   I try not to think about Susannah being a first grader too often because it makes me way too nostalgic and weepy.   Time, why are you so relentless in your constant marching???    

We've been enjoying family dinners out on Friday nights.   Eating with kids is so much more fun outside!

We have had a few rainy Saturdays, which means movies on the couch.   

The girls spent one afternoon making mud pies.  

And Daddy had the great idea to move the trampoline outside for the summer. 

We've been spending lots of afternoons after school playing with friends.  

And Sarah Avery's favorite game is still "babies".

Sarah Avery loves school lately and is really excited about the caterpillars they have in their classroom.  

We spent one Saturday morning at the zoo.    We saw the tigers. 

And the elephants.   They were having so much fun, they didn't want to humor mommy with a photo smile.   

Meadow is still super sweet, soft and old.   

She loves the girls.   

One weekend it was warm enough for sprinklers!!   The girls had a blast.  

And took a break to do some sidewalk chalk art.  

Peter and Susannah planted some flowers in the backyard.  

And last Saturday we donned our rain gear and headed out to Oxen Hill Farm, a little historic state park in Maryland.   It was an easy 15 minutes from our house and so fun.   

The girls loved exploring.  

Watching the chickens was their favorite activity by far.  

They liked the horses too.  

It started to drizzle so we headed inside their little visitor center to check things out.   The girls loved the books and games.   And Susannah even won a little prize for answering a quiz about sustainability correctly.  

We had some friends over one day to try out the new backyard swing.  

It is a hit.  

Susannah had a birthday party one afternoon so the rest of us headed out for some ice cream.  

SA and I baked some chocolate chip pumpkin bread for her teachers since this week is teacher appreciation week.    

SA loves to take Meadow for walks.  

And that is it for the Mallory's lately.    These two are growing so fast and Peter and I are trying to soak in every minute.    

We hope all of you are doing well.  Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing moms in our lives!   We love you all!!