The TOTAL Eclipse

THE DOTSONS SURVIVED THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2017!!!!!

OK, so we didn't get any pictures of today's solar eclipse but I feel like it's an historic milestone to note on Simone's blog to mark the occasion for posterity.

So in honor of today's eclipse which reached maximum coverage in northern VA at 2:42pm, I post these shots of the lunar eclipse that I did take from our house in Sept of 2015 --LOL!

Winding Down the Summer

Well, the leaves on the trees are starting to brown ever so slightly and school starts in just a few days.  But no complaints here.  We've had a terrific summer.  Simone attended a some great summer camps, and we recently enjoyed a terrific visit from Grammy, Pop, and the cousins.

One of Simone's camps was like a mini Disney World (without Mickey, of course).  It had a full kitchen for cooking classes, a bowling alley, a dance theater, and a variety of other activity rooms.  She had a blast!

On a walk with the cousins after dinner -- they just have so much fun together!

This was another camp -- Creative Dance Center.  Simone and her camp mates put  on a great parent show in Friday, and was especially memorable because her cousins got to see her perform too.

Spent a day down on the Mall seeing some monuments and going to the Natural History Museum.

Pop saw an episode of Food Wars that featured DC's very own Pizza Mart and their jumbo pizza slices.  That was it -- it was determined to go and get giant slices for everyone.

All the kids got a kick out of the humongous slices.

Too big to even pick up!

 And of course, we spent some time at the Reston Watermine -- a family favorite.

We had great times this summer and will be sad to see it go.  But spent the weekend finishing up school shopping, and we're all ready for 5th grade! Bring it on!