Impromptu mini-break

On Friday night, mummy decided we needed a mini-break. So we booked a hotel (with a heated indoor pool - hooray!) on Saturday morning and set off to Fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg and neighbouring Spotsylvania hosted four bloody battles during the Civil War (I lectured mummy about using the word 'bloody' because it is a bad word but she said it was alright in this context - I'm not sure what context means)

We visited the sunken road where the Confederates held of the Union forces from behind a stone wall - giving Stonewall Jackson the celebrated Confederate leader his nickname.

Thousands of Union Soldiers died in the battle of Fredericksburg and none got as close to the stone wall as me!

I also liked going to Chucky Cheese for dinner - mummy and daddy less so

Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock'n'roll

Yesterday we went on a family outing to the bowling alley.

I had lots of fun throwing the bowling ball down the alley and launching the ball from the kiddie ramp like a cannon ball.

Cool bowling shoes

Old School scoring

To begin with Daddy helped me throwing the ball

Daddy shows off his winning moves

Snow days are the best days for creativity

Bears in the night

Read a whole book to Mummy for the first time last night

A big big week

Last week I hardly went to school at all



Monday was a holiday for Martin Luther King Day



Tuesday was a snow day and I stayed home with Daddy



Wednesday was a snow day and I went to work with Mummy. I had a good time talking to the people at work; watching youtube while eating popcorn; and playing with Mummy's snowdomes (I broke two and Mummy broke one while cleaning up).



Thursday and Friday I went to school



Saturday, Mummy and I flew to Puerto Rico for a nice beach holiday in the middle of the harsh DC winter.




We had lots of fun playing on the beach, eating plantains, enjoying Happy Hour (Sprite for me, Pina Colada for Mummy) and having dinner at a local restaurant.



Sunday was the beach, the pool and relaxing and Monday we went to old San Juan and checked out San Christobal Fort. I wasn't too sure about visiting the dungeon but it turned out to be pretty cool.



It was nice to see Daddy again on Sunday night but sooooooo cold back in DC!

Bon voyage Pattemores!

We've just arrived home after bidding farewell to Aunty Emma, Uncle Scott and Arwen after 4 days in NYC.

They are off to Hawaii and the beach and we are headed back to school and work.

I will miss Aunty Emma's cool voices when she read me bedtime books and Uncle Scott's 'claw'.

I will miss Arwen the most (but I won't tell anybody that and if you ask I'll tell you I didn't have a good time while she was here.

Here are some photo highlights from the Pattemore's visit:

 

Aunty Emma and Arwen dancing with Thomas Jefferson

 

The Pattemores at the Tidal Basin

Arwen joins the breadline at the FDR Memorial

Mummy, Aunty Emma and Arwen brave the cold at the MLK Memorial

 

The Pattemores do Lincoln

Arwen enjoys a hot dog after a big day on the National Mall

Ride 'em coyboy - I am Woody and Arwen is Jessie

Snow ball fight!

Planning an attack from the rear

Sledding down the back yard

Aunty Emma and Uncle Scott were as impressed by the bright lights and big tvs as I was!

Taking a ride in the M&M carriage - ToysRUs Times Square

Dinner at the BBQ restaurant - Uncle Scott looks to the cow on the wall for inspiration while ordering

One day in NYC - Aunty Emma, Lady Liberty and the Wicked Witch of the West

After our last dinner Arwen and I walked back to the hotel hand in hand

a modern christmas

Yesterday was Christmas and we celebrated with Arwen, Uncle Scott and Aunty Emma (happy birthday, Aunty Emma)

For the first time in weeks everyone slept in so there was no present opening until nearly 7am!

Santa visited and left a note for Arwen and I . He ate some of the Snoopy Gingerbread Dog Houses we left out for him

Then we skyped Nan and Pop one on each ipad while we opened our gifts

We had a nice lunch with Turkey and Ham and Jaffa Birthday cake - yum yum!