Arlington County Fire Department

Caelan prepares with proper gear for our tour at the firehouse.

We all meet in the lobby of the firehouse and WE ARE READY!

Fireman Leo begins our tour and tells us about the fire & ladder trucks


Caelan jumps right into the driver's seat

Hmmm, I wonder how fast this baby goes....

So many buttons, so little time!

Katelyn, Gabby, Caelan, Maggie, Sarah and Layla

Need I say more?

Hey Maggie, see what we're learning at my

Lord of the Dance class!

...and now he tries out the Captain's seat

Did I miss anything?

The fireman shows the kids how he puts on all his gear.

Caelan is taking notes, while he repeatedly reminds him to

"Put you helmet on."

Now Caelan is happy, the helmet is on!

The kids go to see the firemens pole

Fireman Leo shows the kids how they slide down the pole

Caelan needed to see where the firemen cook!

Off to the park we go. There is a fun playground right next to the firehouse.

The gang at the playground

3/31/10 Our playgroup went on a tour of a neighborhood firehouse. We saw the huge trucks, and if they wanted, the kids could climb on them. (Caelan was first in line of course.) Then we had a tour of the firehouse. Can you believe, firemen actually eat, sleep, exercise and relax?! Overall, we had fun and learned a lot.

"Goggowes"

3-25-10

You never know when you need to do a deep sea dive!

Baby Powder Explosion

I don't know if you can truely see the amount of powder that coated Caelan. During a "nap" he decided to leave his big boy bed and explore. Well in his explorations he found the baby powder and decided that this jumbo and I mean jumbo, bottle of powder needed to be sprayed everywhere in his room. And he did a good job too, I believe he hit every possible surface in his room with powder. It was one of those situations where I walked into his room and the anger and disbelief was there but a laugh came out instead!

A Day Trip with Our Friends

Morgan and Caelan check out a cockpit of a commercial airplane

Waiting patiently for our turn on the carousel
(The Carousel on the Mall)

Caelan hung on for the both of them

Awe! Big Brother!

Mom are heading home yet?

Cherry Blossoms

3-19-10 Caelan, MaKenna and I spent a fun day with our friends Miss Cindy and her daughter Morgan. We started out bright and early for a train ride to the Air & Space Museum. In the Museum's imax theater they were having a special movie for children around the toddler age. "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure" a 20 min movie starring Elmo, Big Bird and Hu Hu Zhu, depicting an imaginary voyage from Sesame Street to the moon. The movie was really cute, it kept Caelan interested. So much so he is really interested in the stars and the moon now. After the movie we wandered in the museum for a couple minutes but decided to head to the Carousel on the Mall with Morgan and Cindy. The kids enjoyed the ride but I have to admit that was one of the fastest carousel's I have ever been on and stepped off dizzy.

I think the operator was having a good time!

After some lunch we parted ways with Cindy and Morgan. Caelan, MaKenna and I did some walking around, checking out the cherry blossoms and the incredible statue garden behind the National Gallery of Art. I was hoping they would get as excited about the art as I did, I think they were too tuckered for all that fun.

What an amazing day we had together and amazing naps did follow.

St. Patrick's Day Playgroup

The 2007 Babies Playgroup gang

MaKenna having fun with her friends

Weeeee?

MaKenna's first swing ride.

She wasn't really sure if she was enjoying herself

Carrie holding Andy, Tara (about to burst), Maggie and Adelyn

Andy and Carrie

I asked Caelan what he was doing, he said "Cookin"

(like it could be anything else Mom!)

Tara with Maggie doing a balancing act

Enjoying the swings and deep in thought

Best Buds!

(before they were arrested)

Best Buds!

(after they were arrested)

3-17-10 We celebrated our St. Patrick's Day with our friends in playgroup. All of us at Carrie, Maggie and Andy's house having a great time! After a little inside time we all decided to head outside, enjoy the beautiful day at the playground behind Carrie's place. Both kids had some firsts....MaKenna had her first swing ride and Caelan had his first run in with some bullies (two little guys approx. 4 yrs old who were ganging up on Caelan) which he handled brilliantly. Mom was the one who lost it a little, hee!

The Biggest Strawberry in the World

3-16-10

Crazy Hair!!

What?!

3-14-10

3-14-2010 Sunday, St. Patrick's Day Parade

Caelan has the best seat on the street
Float with Irish dancers, we told MaKenna to
pay attention to all the Irish dancing
(we see Irish dancing in her future, wink wink)

One of the Washington Nationals baseball team's racing presidents: Teddy Roosevelt

the other three are Abe Lincoln, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

The Kinzer Clan

Its a wee leprechaun

MaKenna wearing her beads proudly.

She had to fight off many an Irishman in the crowd to get them!

Caelan and MaKenna could not keep their eyes off this dragon!

With all our walking about in DC we worked up an appetite. What better way to appease that hunger than with BBQ at the Capital Q, BBQ restuarant. This place is a little hole in the wall near Chinatown and all they serve is BBQ. It is awesum!!!

At the front window of Capital Q

Later that evening MaKenna decided the festivities were not over,

she continued to play her parade horn