Theo's Visit

Tim's Dad came for a visit over the summer. He stayed with us for about 12 days. A few of the days he spent on his own exploring the National Mall/Smithsonian. We went to the Holocaust Museum with him. We took him down to Fredericksburg and did a walking tour through the old town. Tim also took him to Mount Vernon. We were able to go to Baltimore and catch an Orioles game (which I believe was his first National bball game). Tim and Theo also found time for a bit of landscaping in our back yard.

Visit to St. Louis

Although I am always happy to visit home ~ it was a bittersweet visit. My Dad's mother was in a hospice and passed away while I was in St. Louis visiting. It's a rare occasion that I am around to help my family so I was grateful to be there for my Dad. I did take advantage of my time and caught a Cardinals game in the new stadium with my brother. I also was able to spend a lot of time with my nieces and nephews.

Our Patio

Cali and Idaho

We went for a quick trip to Southern California and to Idaho. While in Cali we stopped buy a few of our old haunts. We wonder why we ever left!! We visited our old home, my old colleagues at StateFarm, the place we were married, ate at InNOut and my favorite restaurant The Calypso Cafe. Then we headed up to Dana Point for Tim's close friends wedding. They were married at the Ritz Carlton, which was on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It reminded us of our wedding in LaJolla also overlooking the ocean. After a couple days in California we heading up to Idaho to see Tim's family. As always, it's fun to catch up with what's going on with everyone's life. This was our first time back since Tim's Mom passed away ~ while it's still difficult I think we are all healing. We also were excited to meet the newest member of the family ~ Madden.

A day at the ball park

We left our house at 1130am and arrived at Washington Nationals park at 2pm. An hour after the game started :( All in all is was good though the Nats lost. We enjoyed being back in the ball park.

Happy Easter!!

Well we stayed close to home today. Took the dogs for a walk around the Lake and tackled projects around the house.

Family picture