It's mostly pictures of the happenings within the Carr family, and some recipes.
Halloween
We ended up with a great night for Halloween! Everyone was safe, with grab-n-go tables at the end of driveways or front walk.
Everyone was also more generous than normal years with their candy sizes ;)
Pumpkin Picking
The pumpkin patches required advanced reservations for a specific half hour time slot this year.
You pay for the slot, and they put that money toward your pumpkins. I was worried we'd get stuck in the rain,
but we lucked out with the weather.
1st Day of school!
The first day of school, albeit virtual... typically we would have new outfits, shoes, and backpacks, but this year
it was old clothes, barefoot, and we only came outside to take the picture!
Girls visit PA
With only a couple weeks before school starts, the girls went to PA with Marshall and Nancy to hang out and get some Uncle Andy time. They had a ton of fun, and also got in a visit to see Lucy on the farm.
Beach Week
Our quietest beach week ever. Jo grew leaps and bounds in swimming ability, and it didn't rain the whole week!
Maisey's 13th Birthday
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A big fun weekend outside for the 4th of July, followed by Maisey's 13th birthday which was mostly an outdoor celebration and drive by.
Marcey's 9th Birthday
Marcey had another awsome cinco-de-mayo birthday. The weather cooperated and Marcey's class-mates, friends, and even her teacher surprised her with an hour of drive-by visits.
This was the first year of marcey's life that we didn't go to Anita's.
We tried to do curbside, but I couldn't get through on the phone lines. We made a huge tray of really good nacho's, so it was all good. Between all the friends who dropped by, the pinata, the cake and all the fun and gifts, she had a great birthday!
Teachers came to Cassia!
Mrs Devine, Mrs Geyer, and Mrs Clayborne visited us today! (Mary Jo's teachers). They stopped by to leave chalk messages in the driveway. So nice to see them.
Easter Sunday
Here's some pictures from our Easter Morning
Mary Jo's 6th birthday
Mary Jo turned 6, and had a fantastic birthday with grandparents and friends and some cool gifts.
Herndon Father Daughter Dance
This years Herndon Father Daughter dance was the last year that all 3 girls would be able to attend together. It was a little sad to think about that, but we had a great time together.
Hawaii for Christmas!
We went to Hawaii for Christmas! We visited Uncle Jeff, Aunt Krissy and the boys on O‘ahu, at their home on Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam.
Hawaii part 2
Part 2 of our Hawaian Christmas. In this set we visit Bellows Beach, Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse, and Ford Island.
Hawaii part 3
Part 3 contains pictures from Christmas Day, snorkeling at sharks cove, turtle beach, North Shore and Matsumoto's Shave ice, Pearl Harbor and USS Arizona, Our Luau at Paradise Cove, and a submarine ride at 100ft deep.
Hawaii part 4
In part 4, Jeff surf's at Waikiki Beach, we Paddleboard at Hickam beach, we have a family photo shoot at Bellows beach with all 10 of us, we celebrate Ethans 15th birthday and ring in the new year in Hawaii!
Hawaii part 5 - VIDEOS!
Here's a youtube playlist of some video memories from our trip... I recommend playing all and full screening.
Thanksgiving dinner with Brock and the Blythe's.
We had some fun raking leaves...
School pictures came out! Also, I had a bunch of unrelated things from sept & beginning of oct
Marshall and Nancy visited for the weekend and took in a Field hockey game, and attended the memorial service with us at fairfax hospital
Our MIS organization helped sponsor the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS) Remembrance walk. We walked as a family, to remember Ross.
Daddy's Birthday Night
First day of school
Beach Week 2019!
Marshall and Nancy visited for Maisey's actual brithday, and we took a quick family photo before going out to dinner. This was the money shot, with everyone looking, everyone smiling, nobody crying! Woo Hoo!
Maisey chose to have a sleepover with 3 friends at the cabin in Lovettsville to celebrate her 12th birthday. We visited harpers ferry, and had some of the parents over for dinner.
Here's our trip to Ohio. We visited Put-In-Bay and Cedar Point. JoJo met Snoopy! Marcey rode Gatekeeper which went upside down 6 times!
Masiey's 6th grade promotion ceremony
Pictures from the last day, of the final year the girls would all be in the same school together.... A sad day for us all.
Some pictures I forgot to post from our visit to see Granmda, Grandpa, and Uncle Andy.
Maisey had her final 6th grade chorus concert, and we had a great day at the Herndon Festival Carnival!
Maisey and Daddy hiked the AT, Raven Rocks hike, on sunday. Great hike. Brutal, but good.
There's also some mothers day pictures, and a few from Marcey's birthday.
Marcey turned 8 on this Cinco-de-Mayo! Grandparents were in town for a fun weekend that including opening night of FNL, and a Amphora bakery party for the birthday girl.
Mary Jo learned how to ride a 2-wheeler!
We spent a few days at Janes cabin in Lovettsville. We had great weather and were able to catch up with some good friends. Kathy was able to stay a night with us, and she even watched the girls so Jenny and I could escape a couple times. The girls got to experience the country and nature, and catch tadpoles in the pond. We stopped by our old house and met the current owner who was nice enough to give us a tour of the house and a walk around the property. The peepers were peeping and it was really nice to be away from it all.
Visited Harpers Ferry with the Blythes. We had a beautiful day for it, and had a great time.
Jo turned 5 today, and had a fun party with her buddy Hartley, and now she can chew gum!
Another year of Herndon Father Daughter dance
Decorated the Christmas Tree
Daddy-Daughters trip to see M, N and Uncle Andy
Jill visited for Thanksgiving, with good 'ol Duffy, which the girls loved.
Christina Derleth visited us for a night....
Halloween night we had an absolutely beautiful night for a walk around the neighborhood.
Our last minute visit to the pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins and take a few pictures
Early fall pictures around the house and at field hockey
Heather and Fletchers Wedding at Jay Peak, Vermont. Maisey, Marcey, and Mary Jo were flower girls.
We traveled by luxury mini van up to Jay Peak for Fletchers wedding. We had a bunch of fun exploring the mountain and hanging out with family. We made some new friends and hopefully spurred some interest in returning to the mountain when there's snow ;)
First day of school. This is the last year that all 3 girls will be in the same school together :(
Our 2018 Beach week was alot of fun. We had another great year of food, friends, sun and swimming!
Marcey won 4 tickets through girlscouts to go see the Taylor Swift stadium tour at FexEx field. The seats were awesome, and we had a great night. This was Maisey and Marcey's first Concert, and it was a big one.
Michigan trip, Part 1
Michigan trip, Part 2 Blue Angels were in town, and we had some awesome weather.
Heather and Sarah Pharr graduated high school! here's some pictures from their grad party
last day of pre school
Herndon festival was partially washed out, but we got 2 days of rides in while it was nice. Also, Biff got Glasses ;)
Memorial weekend we visited Lawsons, in PA
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Had a beautiful day for Water day this year, which continued as a great night for FNL with friends
School Pictures! -and a bunch of other good pictures spanning march/April/May
Cliffords Birthday party
Marcey turned 7!
Marcey had a class trip to Mt. Vernon and I chaperoned.
Lawsons visited
Mary Jo's 4th Birthday
Herndon father daughter dance was a hit again this year.
Jacob and Richa visited us in Herndon.
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Pictures from Christmas week.
Pictures from Jenny's birthday dinner, and our first day of snow which coincided with Herndon's Toy Train day, and Nidia's Christmas Party.
Decorating the Christmas Tree with Uncle Andy
I'm trying to catch up with posting pictures, so doing a catch up that covers Sept to November. This covers the girls school pictures, and some pictures from our leave cleanup day, which was a lot of fun out front with the camera.
We had a 2 week family vacation in Europe. We began in Germany, flying into Frankfurt, and traveling via train to Jeff Bundy's home in Spangdahlem Germany.
Jeff and Krissy accepted responsibility for the girls for a few days, and allowed Jenny and I to escape for a parent-only side trip to Amsterdam. We drove to Luxembourg, and took trains through Belgium (Brussels) to our Destination of Amsterdam, for a couple nights of fun. We ate and drank as much as we could, taking in the sights, doing the Van Gogh Museum and so on. We walked SO MUCH, but enjoyed Amsterdam probably most of all the places we visited. It helps I appreciate bikes.
After returning from Amsterdam, we had a little more time at Jeff and Krissy's before both our families shoved off for Paris. We had planned to stay in Paris for our second week, renting a house together that would accomodate the 9 of us, and doing all the things you do in Paris.
We tackled Disneyland Paris, and had a less than stellar experience. The lines were so bad, we couldn't do anything. We were there 4 hours before getting on our first ride. I had heard that August was bad there, but it's beyond bad. I would say it's not usable and you should avoid ever going there. The 2 rides we did go on, were great. Thunder Mountain and Hyperspace Mountain, were both more significant roller coasters than their Florida counterparts (going upside down) Hyperspace Mountain looks like space mountain, and is in total darkness like the Florida version, but it's star wars themed, and the storm troopers speak french. It was awesome, and I'm glad we used our fast pass on that, but sad we didn't have the ability to experience more at that park. There were no characters around the park or anything to keep mobs occupied. We ended up leaving early, to go back to Paris and have a nice relaxing dinner there.
our last few days we visited countless cafe's and shopped a little. We visited Jim Morrisons grave, which our rental house was very close to, and we did the Louvre, Notre Dame, and saw the Eiffel Tower at night. I have to say, I don't miss trains now that I'm home. Having your life revolve around trains and hustle of getting kids on and off them (with a stroller) is a little more hectic than vacation should be.
Beach week 2017! Weather could have been sunnier, as the first half of the week included a lot of clouds and rain, but we made the most of it and had another year of awesome meals and fun times around the beach and pool.
Maisey's 10th Birthday! Manicure party at the nail salon.
Uncle Bob and family came to spend the 4th of july weekend, (and his birthday) with us. We had a bunch of fun in the sun. We saw an Orioles game at Camden Yards, and the Girls were on TV! We only found out, because the lady sitting behind us, told us she saw it on the TV when she was getting stadium food. We went out to dinner at a crab shack, and they were replaying the Game we had just driven from so we got to watch the girls on TV. I took a video at the restaurant, of the TV ;) 
Jenny, Maisey & Marcey went to see the Sound of Music on a sunday night at the Kennedy Center, with some other mothers and their kids she know's through work. This was their first theater experience, so they got all dressed up, so I took pictures. Daddy and Jo had a father-daughter night together.
Last Day of School! Now we have a rising 5th grader, rising 1st Grader, and rising Pre-Schooler.
Aunt Ann passed away way too early. Marshall, Nancy, Andy and I traveled to Seattle for her service. It was great to meet a bunch of family that I had not met before, and to catch up with those I had.
Herndon Festival!
We visited the Lawson's new house over Memorial Weekend, and had a really fun time strawberry picking and cookin out on a nice holiday weekend.
Marcey turned 6!
Here's some of the fun we had in April, like Bowling & Biff's birthday. Also, Marcey learned to ride a 2 wheeler in a matter of minutes.
Brock had a trip to DC for a week, so we got to meet up with his group along the way (Air and space museum).
Here's pictures from Mary Jo's 3rd Birthday! Jill, Marshall, Nancy, and Andy visited and we had a small Frozen-themed party to celebrate Jo's big day.
The Herndon Father Daughter Dance!
Day 6: Universal Studios
Day 5: Hollywood Studios
Day 4: Magic Kingdom & a Suprise fireworks cruise
Day 3: Animal Kingdom
Day 2: Epcot
Day 1: Magic Kingdom
For Marshall and Nancy's 50th Anniversary THEY took us to Disney for a week. They drove down to our house, and we all boarded the same flight to Orlando. Our picture adventure starts at the airport curb, where we were dropped off by our super-awesome neighbors, who drove us in 2 vehicles in order to get us all there without paying for transportation....