We finally had real snowfall (at least for around here, nothing like we had upstate NY when I was a kid) and the kids and I had a blast!

Last night Puddleduck reunited for one night to play at Alley Kats. They haven’t played since the late 90’s. They sounded great and it was a lot of fun.

Yesterday, the VMI Corp marched in the Inaugural Parade. They did a great job! Check it out.

After a few days of down time due to computer problems, here are some of the photos the Billy, Martinah, and I took this year.

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443 was the section we were in when I took Billy to see the Redskins play the Eagles this past Sunday. It was also the chant that we heard over and over from some of the season ticket holders in the section.

Two days before the game, I made the statement:

Bill knows if he brings cold weather gear to the Skins game, it will be hot. If he bring his camera, it will pour, and both will cause a rip in the cosmic fabric.

Well I did both and was right about the rip. Just as we were getting ready to leave, my car battery decided to call it quits. On the way to pick up Elizabeth and Ryan, there was an accident on 95 that caused a big backup so I had to take a detour to get to their house. Thank goodness a rip like this can cause good as well as evil and the sun came out when we got to DC. Of course it was bitter cold and the the hot chocolate machine was acting up so it was actual “not cold” chocolate… with no lid. But hey, we had great time and the people in our section were awesome to hang around!

We can’t believe that you are 9 today. We are so proud of you. You are an awesome son and big brother. Keep up the amazing work. We love you even more.

Just some shots I was playing around with.

At least I found it funny. I think having Steve Buscemi do the voice of the gingerbread man helps make it funny. Come on! Man!

This week Billy was picked as “Student of the Week” for his class. A child is picked every week in each class based on behavior and attitude. The students selected get to each lunch with their teachers and the principal.

Congrats Billy!