Spring Show 2017
Yesterday Sophia had a dress rehearsal for the Spring Show for ballet. This ends our first year of ballet and she wants to continue next year. She is still enjoying learning dance, and I'm still…
Veinticinco de Mayo
Happy May 25th. A day of interesting observations. Taught a CPR & First Aid class where one participant said she would never do CPR in real life because of her health issues. In the same…
the not Mt. Shannon hike
Friday Jacob attended 2 APEX programs at Hidden Valley. It's an hour drive so I decided to stay and do a little hiking. It was overcast in the morning so I did not set out…
Awesome and overwhelming
On Tuesday we went to the Holocaust Memorial Museum. I didn't post about this right away because I needed time to think about how I would write this. The museum was awesome, upsetting, insightful, emotional,…
Arlington National Cemetery
After checked out of our hotel on Wednesday we drove over to Arlington National Cemetery. My video of the changing of the guard is too large to upload into this blog. I may try to…
Udvar-Hazy Museum
One of the best stops on our trip was on our way home. We went to the Udvar-Hazy Museum. It's a hanger-like museum just outside of D.C. It is FULL of actual planes and rockets…
Touristing in the rain
We headed into D.C. a little earlier to pick up free tickets to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. This is where they print money. No photographs were allowed of the tour, but I will…
There may be spies watching you
We started Monday at the International Spy Museum. It was just as cool as it sounds. There are a few interactive things, but it is a museum of the history of espionage. Fun for all…
Parking in DC
Day 2 of our vacation, and the forecast called for rain. We had tickets to the International Spy Museum, which was not near any of the Circulator bus stops so we decided to drive in.…