Doing the DC Tourist Thing

The sharp-shooter and I had our eyes on each other. Kind of creepy. We were stuck in rush hour traffic as we were driving passed the white house. Marine 1 flew over us and landed in the white house's backyard. There was a reception of people waiting. I assume it was the president that got off, but we were too far to tell who it was. It was pretty cool to watch though. The air traffic in the DC area in general is worth a mention also. There was a constant hum of huge helicopters and huge planes. It was almost unreal.

Paul posing in front of the Lincoln memorial with the Washington Monument in the background. We ate our lunch on a bench by the reflecting pool. Apparently it is a popular spot for people to exercise. It was constant. I felt like I was on the sideline of a race.

My mom and grandmother

Paul and Caleb trying out the pilot controls at the Air and Space Museum. Did you know that all the museums in downtown DC are free? We would have done more if the kids had let us.

This was the coolest frozen yogurt place I have ever been to. FroZenYo. I wish denver had one.

So you pick up a bowl and put as many flavors as you want in, and then you go to the toppings buffet. You pay by the ounce. It was delicious, cool, and surprisingly inexpensive! A must for anyone visiting DC.

Of course the kids loved it.

And I can't forget to mention the highlight of the entire trip, the Boise State vs. VA Tech football game. It was a blast! GO Broncos! I have never seen so many drunk people in my life.

Visiting Great Grandma in DC

Our trip to visit my grandmother in DC was mostly put into motion because she's not able to do yard and house work anymore. I went out to help my mom and my Uncle Dee do some clean up. Our main focus was the yard. We did do a little playing while we were there too.

Backyard before

After

A benefit of having a house that my kids loved.

The mosquitoes were absolutely awful. We were covered with bites. Caleb had 17 just on his face. The kids had a difficult time sleeping unless they were dosed with Benadryl. My mom and Uncle Dee got poison ivy on top of the mosquitoes. I am glad the kids sidestepped that one.

We went to a farm and the kids got to feed chickens, ducks, and pigs. They had good time with all the farm animals.

Camping with Grandpa

Pat's dad came to visit in July and to help us move. We had some good times. We went camping and we had the place to ourselves. Well, we had to share it with some cows, but other than that... Camping mid-week is definitely the way to go if you can swing it.

Beautiful country

Caleb had so much fun playing in the dirt. Man was he dirty. Paul, on the other hand, went through an entire package of baby wipes trying to stay dirt-free.

Much needed daddy time.


So the camera was lost for a while. I had unpacked all the boxes from the move, and still no camera. The only place I hadn't looked was in the camping gear, and our most recent camping trip was the last time I remembered having it. I waited to look there as a last resort because we have a lot of camping gear. I did find it there eventually in my hiking Camelbak though. I found it just in time for our trip to Virginia. Yeah!