After Noel's Violin Exam

Noel had a violin exam on Saturday morning. She played the D major scale+Arpeggio, G major scale+Arpeggio, two main pieces of Minuet 1 by J.S. Bach and Gavotte by F.J. Gossec. She worked so hard with the teacher and we practice every day for more than an hour a day. And her hard work paid off. She played flawlessly and the judges were impressed by a six year old Noel playing the Gossec Gavotte. And the most important part is that she enjoyed every bit of it. We haven't get the exam result back yet. But she sure did make her family proud:)

So after Noel's exam, we went down to DC for a relaxing Saturday afternoon.

Lunch at the Space museum(I don't think I can get a normal picure of them anymore:)

It was such a nice day, and it only took us 40 minutes to find a parking spot ;) It's the beginning of the tourist season, so it's crowded in the museums. But we still enjoyed it very much! Life is good!

Not so quiet Brothers and a sister who really wants to fly

Our little Noel turned six last month(My goodness!) She is still the sweetest little girl who likes to talk. She likes to talk on a phone, just ask Grandma how much she has to say:) She has 9,981 imaginary friends and she remembers all of their names. She has several jobs. She is a waitress in the morning(every body need to order their breakfast from her) She is a office lady who only makes appointments on the phone in her own office. She is a cake maker who insist every day is mommy's birthday so she can surprise me with a Lego cake. She is a cow girl who can turn "Spirit" into a girl horse. She is a princess who has a knight(a.k.a Brickman) who protects her and she owns a pet rabbit (a.k.a Lincoln)

But life isn't perfect when she realize she is the most beautiful fairy who can't fly:'(







Keeping these two boys quiet is Mission Impossible, just look at them;)

What are Brickman and Lincoln doing lately:

1. Gets up at 6am and starts horse pretending A.K.A stomping.

2. Discussing which toy belongs to who in a LOUD way(but the good thing is they still remember those polite words).

Example:
Brickman:"May I have it back, Lincoln?"(repeated 5 times in a "mommy can not handle it" voice)
Lincoln:"........." (run for his life with heavy chubby feet)

3. "Mommy! May I have a snack?" (every 5 minutes)

4. pretending sword fighting with stomping Kungfu moves which you have to do to defeat the imaginary enemies.

I can keep the list going for days if I have the time to just sit here and type. I still love them dearly and am not planning on returning them for a new car;)

Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

We had tons of snow last night, Tommy almost got stuck in the metro. And today Tommy's classes are canceled due to the weather. So we have no excuse for not taking the kids out to have some snow fun:)

And I know you guys only care about the pictures, so there you go:)

First visit to the Bay! Beautiful and Cold!!!

We are so glad that we are so close to the ocean. Yesterday, we made a quick trip to the bay. The kids had so much fun play with the sand, running and looking at the waves hitting the rocks. And I can practice using my new camera:)
Even though the weather was pretty chilly and I thought that my ears are going to fall off from the side of my head:S

New year! New start!

Happy New Year! We are back! And we are new and improved with kiddos who are growing up so fast, my brand new Cannon EOS 5D Mark 2 camera and hopefuly some new photography skills;)

Life is busy every day, home schooling, taking kids to music instruments lessons, Tommy's busy law school life, unlimited house work, endless laundry, there is always a meal waiting to be cooked, sixteen millions of WHYs need to be answered, goofy jokes and etc.......

But we are still enjoying our little family life:)