Christmas Downtown 2011

As I put up the last of the Christmas pictures I'm watching one of my favorite Hallmark movies- National Tree. This year the movie fits even more as the National tree this year is a new one. This summer the old one got knocked down in a storm so if you've seen our pictures from years past you'll notice it's smaller. As we walked through the city from the Capital to the Ellipse last night we were once again talking about how it is still amazing to us that we live here. Back when we met in 2005 we never would've guessed where life would take us. Now it's Christmas of 2011 and we're married and own a house in the "suburbs" of Washington D.C. spending Christmas Day walking through the city. Who would've thought? Even though we've been here 5 1/2 years, downtown-especially at night- is still awe inspiring. Somehow standing and looking at the huge tree with the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in the background can't be beat. So while we missed Christmas in the midwest with our families it was fun to have our own Lenhart Christmas in OUR house. It'll be fun to see what traditions we started this year we continue next year and what cool things 2012 will bring.  If I've learned anything over the last 11 years I'm not even going to try to guess cause whatever I come up with God will top. :) So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from April & Logan!

Capital Tree all the way from California

Us & the tree

Us!

April & Capital

Maryland tree in Pagent of Peace

Cool turtle ornament on MD tree

Iowa tree in Pagent of Peace

Hawkeys for the Iowa Lenharts!

Us & the National Tree

National Tree- What a view!

April & National Tree

What a way to spend Christmas!

Logan @ National Tree

Logan @ Capital

Christmas Day 2011

Christmas Day! We slept in due to our late night :) and then opened our stockings.  After that it was Cinnabon time before opening our other gifts.  After that we chilled until Skyping with mom and dad while we opened the gifts they had left us at Thanksgiving. We got fun stuff that we'll enjoy using-tool box, cow shaped solar light (picture later), cutting board, and stuff to pick crabs with.  Then we cooked dinner-stuffed pork chops, broccoli salad, veggies, and rolls before heading downtown to see the Capital tree and the National tree and Pagent of Peace. As always lots of people, but fun to see. Pictures are on the next post.

Christmas Dinner ready to eat

  

In front of the tree with our "jingle jammies"

Christmas Dinner                                            opening my stocking gifts

Opening gifts

Cool new jeans

New sweater

Logan opening his gift

Logan's leather jacket

Candy for the boys!

Even the boys got a gift

Christmas Eve 2011

As we mentioned before Logan and I were on our own for Christmas this year. While we missed our families, I do have to say it was relaxing and kinda fun to start what may become our own traditions. For Christmas Eve Logan had to work 11:00am-9:30pm. Thankfully he got off at 6:30 so we made some Christmas shaped pizzas and started watching the 24hr marathon of The Christmas Story before we headed to 11:00 church so Logan could sing and I could play bells. After church we came home for some cheesecake, more Christmas Story and snuggles on the couch before we went to bed at 2am.

Before  baking

Before baking

After baking before eating! :)

Before Church

Before Church

After late church on Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas from the Lenharts!

Finished Christmas tree and other decorations

Here are some pictures of our finished Christmas tree and some of the other decorations we put up in the living room.

Our Christmas Tree-Part 1

This will be a Christmas of firsts- our first Christmas in OUR house and it'll be the 1st Christmas we will be all on our own without going to visit family. SOOOO we decided to get a real tree this year.  Our church sells them so we went there to get one.  We haven't had time to decorate it yet but here are some pictures of us getting the tree and putting it up in the living room. And yes it is as full as it looks. Oh my!! :)

Christmas in Old Town 2011

One of Logan and I's Christmas traditions is to go see the boat parade in Old Town. This year we were lucky to have a kinda warm night (ok as warm as one can expect for Dec. on the bay). We were too late to see Santa, but the boats were neat.  After the parade we had dinner with friends at an Irish Pub. Always a good way to start the holiday season. Here are some pictures of the boats and us!

Thanksgiving 2011

Time to do a quick catch up of life at the Lenhart's house. For Thanksgiving Mom and Dad came out and we had a great weekend with them. The weather was awesome so we worked outside, shopped, and did some house projects thanks to Dad. We also got some early Christmas gifts so we could use them on the house projects. :) Here are some pictures of the weekend.

Oscar III

Logan cutting the turkey

Our awesome lunch

Logan's early Christmas present of clamps

His new saw

Cutting the door for the spare room

Mom & Me cleaning the "hidden patio"

Check out Logan's good work! The spare room now has a door.
 No more cow curtain!