Fall Visitors

October was a busy month with lots of visitors: Grandpa Rollie and Grandma Maria, and Grandpa Mario.  And, of course there was Hurricane Sandy, which fortunately passed through our neighborhood without major damage.  Oh yeah, and Halloween too, but more about that in a later post.

It was Rollie and Maria's first visit in a couple years, so we headed out to the Chesapeake Bay for a relaxing weekend.

Here we are at the hotel, which was nearly empty a couple days ahead of the hurricane.

By the water in St. Michaels, Maryland.

With Matthew by the fire....

....which was great for making S'mores

Back in DC at the Smithsonian...

...and the Iwo Jima memorial.

Surprise!  It's Grandpa Mario just in time for Sophie's (very cold) soccer game. 

Matthew and Papa yucking it up

Happy grandparents

Matthew took quickly to Grandpa Mario's pocket protector and pen set.

No visit is complete without a trip to Ben's Chili Bowl.  First-timers Rollie and Maria were not disappointed.