Bike-ride

Today David took Spencer and Gianna for a bike-ride while Gemma roller-bladed.They rode up to a park not too far from the house.
I stayed behind and did laundry - how fun.

They played at the park for about 45 minutes and then I came and brought lunch. Looking at Gianna's face - I don't know if she was happier to see me or lunch!
After lunch, I followed the crew home to take some action photos.
And I'm glad I did - Gemma started to develop a blister on the bottom of her foot. We have a trip planned to the State Fair on Friday, we need everyone's feet in proper working order!!

I'm definitely going on the next outing!

Soccer

Tonight was Spencer's first soccer game of the season. (Gemma's team had a bye this week.) While the boys were playing and David was coaching, the girls found ways to pass the time. Gianna started by warming up on the side lines.



And then they were cheering the team. Gemma said she would like to have pom-poms for the next game - that way they would look more official.

And here is my boy in all his glory. He smiled the whole time he was running on the field.

Our team won 4 to 0, but I think Spencer would have been happy even had they lost. I think having his daddy on the sidelines as his coach has a lot to do with his smile!

Changed Plans

We had plans to go out of town for the weekend, but at the last minute we decided to stay home and have fun in the city. We went to the sculpture garden at The Walker Art Center - I was able to get a lot of great photos of the kids.





After the sculpture garden, we went to Lake Harriet and road on the old streetcar.

(note the random guy behind David and the kids)
From Lake Harriet, we drove to Minnehaha Falls and walked around the park.


After playing at the playground, it was time for dinner.
On the way home we ran into something that looked familar.....
Not exactly the Washington Monument, but Gianna thought it was close enough. We drove by the Capitol and discovered the sculpture.

Fun In The Sun

As summer is winding down, we decided to take advantage of a beautiful day and go swimming. Fortunately, we had some fun company to share the day with - Titi Evelyn, Little Abe, Amanda and Joshua. A great time was had by all!

The Last Week - Part Two

Where did I leave off?

We left Arlington on Sunday and headed to our temporary "home" in Norfolk, VA while David finished the checking out process.

The accommodations were perfect. We even had a kitchenette - which was very handy for breakfast and snacks. On Monday, David was done early so we went out the back door to the playground.





Unfortunately, we didn't stay long because it was 95' with 95% humidity. Not exactly comfortable. We went for a drive had lunch and then came back to the hotel for a nap. We all needed it!
The Navy Lodge is actually off-base, but I wanted a photo of this sign just because.
On Tuesday, David was finished with everything by noon and we were on the road by 1pm. I was able to get a photo of the ships while we were on the road. There were actually 4 other ships, but I couldn't get a photo of them.

Anyway, we were on the road to our next stop in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Here is Gianna on the way....falling asleep.
And now sleeping.
However, once we checked into our hotel, she was ready for the pool!
Spencer and David clowning around.

On Wednesday, we were up early and back on the road by 9am. We had lunch somewhere in Pennsylvania.
I hadn't eaten at Chick-fil-A in over 15 years since I lived in Florida. It wasn't exactly like I remembered, but it was nice to have something instead of Mc Donald's!
By 6pm Wednesday we were in Michigan! David's godparents were kind enough to let us stay with them. When we pulled up in the drive-way, the food was just coming off of the grill! Timing was perfect!
The kids loved running around their beautiful yard and large house. It was so nice to just relax.
Our original plan was to stay until Friday morning, but David and I decided to leave at 9pm Thursday night. We figured the kids would sleep the majority of the drive and we wouldn't have any traffic to deal with.

So we arrived home around 8:30am (we had an hour delay due to a torrential down-pour in Wisconsin around 4:30am) and David and I were exhausted. We managed to stay awake the entire day, but I'm fairly certain we made little sense when speaking.

It's nice to be home, but I have to admit, I really miss DC!