Washington, D.C.

In October we took a trip to DC for a weekend conference. Two in strollers, one in a harness, and one holding our hands. Six trips back and forth on the subway. Quite an adventure.
Daddy holding Grasshopper in his stroller on the subway. Late night for JM. We spent 3 hours on Friday walking around DC. AJ at the White House. Confederate soldier. Northern soldier. Speed tour of the Natural History Museum. Even faster tour of the Air and Space Museum. After the Air and Space Museum we had a snack outside. This squirrel was not shy at all and would have eaten out of Nathan's hand had we let it. We love that we live close to D.C. We just haven't been able to spend as much time as we would like there.

Off To Maryland

I realize I haven't posted in awhile. My sister inspired me to get busy because I know there are family members that check to see pictures of the children. I am going through my January pictures and getting some posts ready for this week. Be sure to check back.
In January my brother was ordained as a minister. Nathan and I and the children drove up to Maryland to be there. We stayed in a brand new hotel and it was so nice. Sadly I did not take pictures of us taking the children to the lobby for breakfast in their pajamas.
The service was really nice and everyone had an opportunity to pray over my brother. Auntie Linda, or Grandmother as some call her, made a delicious cake for the reception afterward.
We ended up leaving late and getting home even later. But Nathan had arranged for a co-worker to take his early shift so he got a chance to sleep in.

Praying over my brother.

Auntie Linda and Maggie- family friend. Mom and Dad. Grasshopper says, "What?" Family Picture.

On the Road Again

Day two of driving was. umm. insane. We made pretty good time though. I felt like I was driving from spring into winter. We went from green leaves and cherry blossoms to bare trees and old brown leaves blowing in the wind.
This was the view for most of the day.
Here's my trusty GPS. I knew where I was going but it's nice to have satellite confirmation.
Yeah, we made it. Ooo. Look. Nice rearview mirror and look, there's Nana waiting.
JM flung himself out of the van into Nana's arms. I was just glad to be out of the van.
Coming soon to a post near you, the Birthday Girl.

Halfway House

Yesterday my plan was to leave home at 10 am. Thanks to very slow pokey people at the supercenter lube place it was more like 12:30. The kids did great though. They feel asleep and we didn't make any stops. My GPS kept saying arrival time 4:30. I thought, "Man, I rock!" Until it was 3:30 and I realized that the GPS hadn't figured out the time change. Darn it! We did good even with traffic though and made it about 5:30.
There were so many motor homes on the road yesterday. License plates from Quebec, Ontario, New Jersey, New York. It was like an exodus north. I get giddy when I see signs for Washington. I know there is something important about that. Nathan and I are loving the adventure that we are discovering in front of us.
And something that makes me so goosebumpy is the Bay Bridge. I do really well driving over it in daylight but the last time we drove over it was at night in fog. Here is was today.
Finally, we made it Uncle Michael and Aunt Melissa's. PLAY TIME!