March 2011...Trip to D.C.

We traveled to D.C. to visit mommy's good friend Tonia from college! She has 2 boys and they are right about the same ages as Adam and Ryan. We had a fun filled weekend of D.C. sightseeing, shopping, & even a elaborately planned out mission for the boys to do. Emily tried to stay involved as much as she could! We could NOT have had a better time. It was amazing all the work Tonia put into us having a great time. This was a little bit extra special since we were kind of saying goodbye too! Tonia's family would be moving to Poland at the end of August. So we were so glad to have such quality time before they left!

To the left: Adam, Dewey, Ryan & Jonah posing for a quick picture!

Adam holding up the Washington Monument




Adam & Emily playing in the hands on part of the Air & Space Museum

Adam & Ryan pictured hanging out in a rock...
Emily was worn out with all the sightseeing...







The boys or should I say soldiers are about the head out on the mission at hand! They were dressed and had full gear to assist all branches of the military in a secret mission! They had a blast!! Even Emily wanted to get in on the action!

Adam & Ryan pictured with their special capsules that they were on a mission to protect! At the end of the mission however they were able to bust open the capsules and enjoy lots of goodies hidden on the inside.

After the mission was complete we headed to the base Bowling Alley for some pizza and fun! The boys had an awesome day and were ready to move in! However it was time for us to head home! We left shortly after this picture and even quicker they were asleep in the car!

Thanks to Jeff, Tonia, Dewey, & Jonah for an AWESOME weekend!

P.S. A special Thanks to Jeff for taking all the boys to one of the playgrounds on base to play mission impossible while Tonia, Emily and I went to IKEA to shop!!! What an awesome mission for the ladies!!!

We arrived at the Great Wolf Lodge on February 28th...we only stayed for 1 night but that gave us 2 fun days at the water park as well as an on site arcade...our children were living the dream! We were met our good friends the Millers...or at least most of them. Haley and Jenna their 2 oldest girls came for the adventure while their 2 little girls stayed back in MD with their grandparents!

The dads in an air hockey challenge...I don't remember who won but it is all about having fun, right dads?

The Millers pose for a quick family picture!

Adam & Haley take a moment after cashing in some tickets for a picture...

The tickects are the best...Ryan made a "killing" on the water shooting game which he beat me almost everytime!

The boys had their own log cabin loft bed and video game system...it was pretty awesome! However we did not realize until checkout that is a slight upcharge on the room.














We had a great time and the boys are ready for this to be an annual event! If we continue to homeschool we may be able to do it again next year! Thanks again to the Millers for the invite!