A busy week

We had a busy week last week. We enjoyed having visitors with us- Kenny's parents and his brother Cory with his wife Melanie. Kenny's family was able to do a lot of sightseeing and we joined them for a few things.

The whole crew posing with the Washingtons at Mount Vernon

D.C. temple grounds



We went to the National Arboretum. The girls loved smelling
the beautiful flowers. Lydia demonstrates that here.



Rachel at the Bonsai tree exhibit at the Arboretum



There was a pond of colorful fish at the Arboretum. The
girls loved watching them. The fish are used to tourists
feeding them so they poke their heads out of the water
if you get close to the water.

Kenny took this neat picture at dusk. Notice the
patriotic colored sky.

Our three lovely ladies at the Natural History Museum



There's a Moroccan restaurant in Arlington that Kenny and
I really like. We were surprised to find out that this time there
would be a live belly dancer who encouraged audience participation.
Several of us had a chance to dance, but I like this picture of
Kenny demonstrating his moves best.

Happy Easter!

Lydia, Charity, and Rachel after the Easter egg hunt

Rachel, Charity, and Lydia all ready for church

The Awakening

There's a really neat statue called "The Awakening." It's supposed to be a giant stretching out from under the ground. We went and saw it last weekend. After that we went to Arlington National Cemetery for awhile. It was a nice morning outing. Afterward we asked Rachel and Lydia what their favorite part was. They both replied, "Throwing rocks into the river." That was an unplanned ten minutes of the excursion, but I'm glad they enjoyed it.

Here's the entire statue. Notice Kenny and the girls
next to the arm to get an idea of the size of this thing.

I think this is a neat picture. Kenny is taking the picture
from Arlington House (Robert E. Lee's house) at Arlington
Cemetery. The Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac
goes right over to the Lincoln Memorial. It's symbolic of the
rejoining of the North and South (Lincoln and Lee).