Wash, D.C.

Very often when we have visitors we take a trip down to Washington, D.C. It's a fav place of ours to tour around! We also tend to pick the HOTTEST days of the summer to go down there and this time...we took ALL the cherubs...need I say more?? Here are some more shots ~

Heading out early...we all look pretty happy eh?! ;D

On the metro...

The veeeery loooooong walk down to see...

this, the Lincoln Memorial...

This is what the cherubs looked like half way down that looooong path...

To see Abraham Lincoln...

it's always impressive to stand there and look up...

just funny!!

This is a really neat WWII Memorial...

What in heaven's name are those people doing in the water??!!!

I don't know them...even if it was 5,000 degrees that day! :D

And I DEFINITELY don't know this kid...or where in the world his mother was!!!!

This was very cool!!

The Washington Monument...we had been up there before but our friends hadn't.

Someone walked up to them and GAVE them 3 tickets so they could go on up!!!

Ooooh, and look who we saw at the eatery in Union Station...wonders never cease!

Natural History

Also while our English friends were here, we enjoyed a very HOT but lovely day in Wash, D.C.! For the first time, we took all our cherubs with us and BOY that was an adventure for sure!! Everyone had a great time and we made lots of fun memories...these were taken at the Museum of Natural History ~

Motherland

This summer before school began, our dear friends from England came over for a visit!!

We had a BLAST together...sooo sad when they had to leave.

So neat to see our kids become good friends.

It's totally our turn to head over to the Motherland and visit them

but we'll have to save our pennies! ;)

Chloe with Annabella...

Silly Abraham...

Amy with Bella...

Abraham being a ham!!

Chloe...part girl part fish!

My sis, Erinn with Abraham...

Chloe, Bella and Alex...

I just LOVE this shot ~ tired but happy waterlogged cherubs...

All of us together...they are gonna hate me for this pict but it's soo fun!! :D

(Little Evangeline is the cutie-pie on the right in pink!)

Tree Hunting

Our dearest friends traveled to visit us for Thanksgiving, down from Michigan.  We hadn't see each other in 1 1/2 years and a get together was WAY overdue!!  :)  Our hearts were full with thanksgiving as we celebrated with friends and family this year ~ so much to give thanks to God for this season!  

The Moonsammys joined us for our traditional hunt for THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE!  It didn't take too long this year...but maybe that had something to do with the fact that we had 8 people searching for it!!  :D

Karen and I...

Timmy and Joel...

My parents, me and the kids and the Moonsammys...

We got a little lazy there after awhile...

The kids and a pose for their Mama!

Timmy and Chloe...

Me and my girl...

my muscles should be rippling by now from carrying that sweet pea all around!!

Alex helped my dad cut the tree this year...a first!

TA DA!!  The Perfect Tree 2008.

Girls Nite Out

A couple of my girlfriends took me out for the evening for my big 3-0 birthday!  It was SUCH a treat...we got all fussied up and went out to dinner at Bahama Breeze.  I had so much fun laughing and chatting...thanks, sweet girls for a wonderful celebration!  :)

Heading out...

left to right is Kristy, Me, Rachel (my SIL) and Melissa

My sweet friend Melissa...

Thank goodness they refrained from singing to me...

A-N-Y-O-N-E...

anyone who treats me to Cheesecake has my heart forevah!!