"...This is gonna be a real quick trip...

"...O.K. HIT IT!" --Han Solo

Dr. Dirt, Bart's brother;

Lethal Laura, Bart's sister;

Traveling for hours in a van with small children;

The National Zoo

A double game of "1, 2, 3!"

(and if you don't know what this game is, you've never been a kid...or were a sheltered one);

The National Mall at a glance,

including:

The Smithsonian Castle,

Washington Monument,

WWII Memorial,

Lincoln Memorial at night;

and the National Air and Space Museum

all in 48 hours.

WHEW!

To All Our Western Friends...

I am not a spiteful person.

However,

I keep reading about all this WIND and SNOW and RAIN that my friends and family are experiencing and I can't help but show you pictures of the weather here.

Our WONDERFUL,

SUN-SHINY,

BEACH WORTHY weather!

But remember, I'm not rubbing it in.

(because I'm NOT spiteful)

(I also, in order to keep the tables tipped in my favor, will not tell you about the cascades of pollen that coat our cars or how many times I've had to dust my piano because of said pollen...)

Just in case you were wondering...

The baby in Jane's tummy is not naked. He's wearing pajamas.

Worth It

Usually when I ask Charlie and Jane to go up and get ready to lay down mid-afternoon (for those of you who don't know, this is code for NAP TIME), Charlie heads into his room alone while Jane (mostly) jumps into the "blue chair" (a glider chair given to us by Grandma kARRi) in her room.

This is what I got today.

I was all smiles.

Happy 31st!

Hope your day is wonderful!