April News, Part 1

In April, my parents came out for a visit. We attended a track meet & jazz festival that James participated in, & also celebrated our April birthdays together. James turned fifteen! 

Anna performed in her last music concert of elementary school in April. It was a special opportunity to dance en pointe as well. Anna & two other friends who also went en pointe this past fall asked if they could dance to one of the songs & their music teacher was all for it. The girls did a wonderful job choreographing a dance that complimented the music so beautifully. 

Our principal giving her appreciation of the girls’ dance

The girls & Mrs. Crane, their music teacher for seven years

In the fall, Kenny & I planted tulip & daffodil bulbs in our backyard. We’ve been anxiously awaiting their arrival this spring & were so pleased with the result! We covered the tender shoots & stems with buckets & blankets during frosts & snows. All of that hassle was worth it! 

Spring Break – Washington D.C.

At the end of March, Kenny took the kids to D.C. for five days & they had a fantastic time. They had three full days of sightseeing & visiting friends, & they took advantage of every minute. Kenny had their itinerary planned in detail to not miss anything they wanted to see. I spent the five days at home resting, finishing a couple of projects around the house, & gearing up for the last two months of school. I missed them & participating in the trip, but hopefully, sometime soon I’ll be able to fly again. 

The Mall…

Dinner with our friends, the McClures…

The White House…

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…

The Museum of Natural History…

NASA Headquarters & a personal tour from our friend Stephanie…

Dinner at Hell’s Kitchen with Stephanie…

The National Archives & the Declaration of Independence…

The Capitol & Pentagon & a personal tour from Michael…

Dinner with Michael & Rachel…

The Library of Congress & the Gutenberg Bible…

The Dulles Air & Space Museum…

The Knapp Memorial Arch…

Anna took many photos of trees & flowers – I loved seeing her eye for beauty through all of them.

Back Again!

The end of the school year was a fast & furious one and here we are several weeks into summer vacation. Time to get caught up here! 

Anna has been helping me go through the MANY photos the kids & Kenny took on their Spring Break trip, so that post will be first up. 

In the meantime, I’ll share two pictures of beauty I caught recently. Happy Summer!