My Dad and Mom came out at the beginning of March to celebrate my Mom's birthday and Katie's a few days afterward. I have been blessed with them being able to come out several times this year. How much we love spending time with them! The weather was up and down that weekend, but we did get a few really "warm" and sunny days. It was beautiful! We went to DC a couple of days, played at the park, hung out at the Rio, and celebrated two very special birthdays. Thank you so much for coming to be with us! We love you!
On our first day in DC, we walked along the memorials. I especially wanted to take my Dad to the World War II memorial. Both my Dad's father and Grandfather served in the war. His Grandfather received a bronze star at the Battle of the Ramagen Bridge. 
There was a policeman on a horse patrolling the path along the water. When we walked by, he pulled up close so that the girls could see and pet the horse. Well... the girls didn't like that and Katie erupted in a screaming fit. Though insignificant, this was a memory of the trip because for days and weeks afterwards, Katie would say, "Horse! Horse! Want it! Want it! Gamma Horse, pet him. Want it! Want it!" She would say it over and over again!
Ford's Theatre had just reopened after some new renovations. The theatre itself was open, but the museum in the basement remained closed. 
This is the booth where he was sitting when John Wilkes Booth shot him in the back of the head.
After you tour the theatre, you can cross the street and visit the house where he died. This is the bed where he passed away. 
The American History Museum had also been closed for renovations at the beginning of this school year. We didn't have long to tour this museum, but we did walk through this famous exhibit.
Martha Washington's dress. And it is as tiny as it looks!
I think that this is Helen Taft's dress. And Abby of course! A good exhibit for my girly girl!
The last day of their visit was really cold. But we bundled up and played with bubbles along the water at the Rio! The adults were freezing, but the girls loved it!
Happy Birthday Gamma and Katie!
A week after they left, my sister flew out for a nice long visit. I love my sister! And have missed her so much! We crashed it the week she was here. We spent Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in DC! We would have gone down on Thursday too but it was raining. Although Jason did come home early on Thursday and Tracy and I got to go out, just the two of us, to the Spy Museum. Alas, it was so sad to say goodbye to her on Friday! But we had so much fun and saw as much as we possible could! Hope you got a good taste of DC and American History!
So, as for pictures with Tracy, I only got a day at the park and the White House. I guess I was to busy to take pictures the rest of the time. Sorry Tracy! Guess I will have to come take your pictures! Here are a few cute park pictures.
A week after my sister left, my in-laws flew out for a week to absolutely bless us! The Pastor's Conference was that week and we were going to need to find babysitters for three full days. So they came up with this great plan. They flew into PA on Friday, visited with family, we drove the girls out on Saturday to meet them, they took the girls to Williamsport to spend 5 days with Jenna and Mike and their 4 kids, then drove back on Wednesday evening and spent the next 4 days with us. All in all, the girls got to spend time with their cousins, we got a 5 day vacation from kids, a worry-free Pastor's Conference, and we got to spend several days with them in the end. Now that is a plan if I ever saw one! THANK YOU so much for serving us in this way! It meant so much to us! Plus, we love you and loved spending time catching up!
Well, much worse than my picture taking with Tracy is my picture taking with Dee and Gary! I went to find some pictures and didn't take any!!! How sad! I am so sorry! I promise, we really did have a great time!
Love you all! And so thankful to have you visit! Our time to come home seems so close now!
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Yeah Tiff posted to her blog! Good to see your clan is doing well. The girls look so big. What great experiences they are getting to have back east.
Ok, so what's worse than you not taking any photos??? I tell ya. I took bout 485 photos and about 20 videos and I unloaded my camera to the laptop. I wrote my blog about my very awesome trip to DC and then about a week later the laptop died. Never to come on again. It actually turns on but it is forever frozen on an error message. I hope I can find someone to fix it because I want my memories! I looked at my camera and I saved 4 pictures from the trip.One of only two photos of me and tiff(yeah that's right, I only got 2 pictures of me and my sister) and a great one of the washington Monument and one of me and abby and a video of Tiffany dancing in the car. Oh yeah and one of this VW bus (It was so awesome)for Haley. So thats it. Thats all I have. But really though, I did have a fantastic time and we are counting the days til you are home for good. See you all soon!
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