Much excitement has happened since the last post, but let's try to go in order, shall we?
The grounds we beautiful, but boy was it hot and humid! And no A/C! Bleh!
That night, we drove to Alexandria to visit two fabulous people, Jon and Ali Hjembo. We met and ate dinner at a great little French bistro called Madeline's. It was very tasty, and the company was even better! :) We had such a nice time catching up. Ali and I took a walk around the area, with Jillian tagging along, and talked babies and married life.
I think Ali is such a sweet gal, I'm so glad Jon snatched her up and married her! She's such a sweet and beautiful addition to our, well, extended family (but she seems more like a sister-in-law than my husband's second-counsin's wife). Anyway, I gave her a little early baby gift from Carter's of some baby boy clothes since they are having a boy, and she was so excited! I wish they lived closer so we could spend more time together!
Elliott is showing off his two front (top) teeth. We usually don't see a smile that shows them, but I managed to get a picture. :)
DAY 4: D.C. Area, Virginia
Wednesday we were at Busch Gardens, so Thursday we drove to Mt. Vernon, George Washington's home.
The grounds we beautiful, but boy was it hot and humid! And no A/C! Bleh! 
Our family with the Washingtons.
Watching the blacksmith.
Watching the blacksmith.
Jillian asked and listened about how all the tools and hardware on the table were made. She also asked about the coal. We explained that it's the stuff they say you get in your stocking from Santa when you're bad.
That night, we drove to Alexandria to visit two fabulous people, Jon and Ali Hjembo. We met and ate dinner at a great little French bistro called Madeline's. It was very tasty, and the company was even better! :) We had such a nice time catching up. Ali and I took a walk around the area, with Jillian tagging along, and talked babies and married life.
I think Ali is such a sweet gal, I'm so glad Jon snatched her up and married her! She's such a sweet and beautiful addition to our, well, extended family (but she seems more like a sister-in-law than my husband's second-counsin's wife). Anyway, I gave her a little early baby gift from Carter's of some baby boy clothes since they are having a boy, and she was so excited! I wish they lived closer so we could spend more time together!
DAY 5: Water Country, U.S.A.
It started out as a tag-team family vacation, taking turns going on water slides and watching Elliott, until Jillian and I met a Navy wife and her 6 year old daughter. It was so long ago now that I can't remember their names, but we had so much fun! The two girls would go on the double-tube rides together and the mom and I would do the same. We met in line for one slide, and went on the raftless lazy river called Hubba-Hubba Highway, together right after. As much as I love my husband and would have loved going on rides with him, this was WAY more fun that what we were originally doing. 
Jillian was aprehensive about going on most rides, but with Gabby by her side, she was willing to do anything! I think we tried every single slide by the end, when it was much less crowded. Our days started out slower, but went later, so we knew that Elliott would get a nap in the morning, and we saved money by eating breakfast and lunch in our room at the resort.
After an exciting day at Water Country, U.S.A., we were ready to head home the next morning. 
Now that I know how to do videos on my cool new camera, AND I can upload them to my computer, then to the blog, perhaps there will be more in the future! Here is my first video attempt, which ended up being two parts (only because I didn't know what I was doing yet). However, it's still way easy to use and to learn. Love it! These videos are so sweet, I hope you enjoy them, too. I put them on Facebook first, then tried them here. I'm so glad it worked!
What goes up...
...is even cuter coming down. :)
Now that I know how to do videos on my cool new camera, AND I can upload them to my computer, then to the blog, perhaps there will be more in the future! Here is my first video attempt, which ended up being two parts (only because I didn't know what I was doing yet). However, it's still way easy to use and to learn. Love it! These videos are so sweet, I hope you enjoy them, too. I put them on Facebook first, then tried them here. I'm so glad it worked!What goes up...
...is even cuter coming down. :)
DAY 6 (Saturday): Driving Home Part 1
We decided to take a route home that included the scenic mountain roads through West Virginia. Now, you can say all the bad things you want about that state and the people who live there, but it's a beautiful place, and the "folks there sure are nice". Much more friendly than most places I've been. 
Anyway, here's a sample of what we saw from the road. I even drove a little before we got to the mountains... :) 
We taught Jillian "Country Roads" on the way to Virginia so we could sing it as we drove through West Virginia. It was so much fun! She still knows the words. :) We stayed the night in Beckley, WV and got some good southern hospitality. :)
Anyway, here's a sample of what we saw from the road. I even drove a little before we got to the mountains... :) 
We taught Jillian "Country Roads" on the way to Virginia so we could sing it as we drove through West Virginia. It was so much fun! She still knows the words. :) We stayed the night in Beckley, WV and got some good southern hospitality. :)DAY 7: Driving Home Part 2--Toledo again, last stop before HOME
We stopped to stay with the Lockes again to spend more time and share about our vacation adventures over dinner. We had a nice visit and left Monday after lunch so we could get back in time for Jillian's swim lessons on Tuesday morning. Phew!
In other news, we had been working on purchasing a house in Wheaton, but didn't tell many people because we were uncertain as to whether or not it was really God's will or just ours, and thus whether it would happen or not. We arrived home, expecting to close on the house soon after (like, that week, being the first few days of July). No closing yet, so we went furniture shopping to see what we could find for the new family room. We decided not to get the sleeper sofa for now, but aren't sure what will be in that room to sit on as of yet. I'll do a post all about the house later.
1 comment:
Jillian's haircut is so cute. It's wonderful that she takes such good care her "baby brother." I know I wasn't a very good big sister to my "baby brother" when he was little. I miss you guys. Have fun in your new house.
Love,
Aunt Bob
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