Happy Memorial Day!

We appropriately spent Memorial Day weekend in Washington, DC. When we returned, Shelby was so excited to wear his "American Soldier" costume that Nonny made. His favorite song right now is Toby Keith's "American Soldier". I even video'd him singing it in his costume, but there was an error and the video was lost. So sorry.

The first day of our trip, we started with the Arlington Cemetery. Just humbling...
Kensi & Shelby enjoyed a double stroller
Ty, Shelby & Stacy
"AMERICAN FLAG!" I can't tell you how many times we heard these words out of Shelby's mouth, each time with utter excitement.
I couldn't resist a photo of the tombstones recognizing the spouses in the fallen soldiers' lives. Many tombstones read as the below, "his wife" with a death date much later than his own. Wow...
Ty, Stacy & I made the trek uphill in the heat to get to Kennedy's gravesite. Preciously pregnant Carol took the two kids down to an air-conditioned building to rest.
Shelby wanted to say "Soldiers," instead of 'cheese' for the pic. Quite appropriate, son.

I was a bit in 'awe' to be so close to the White House!

The Monument
It was so hot, I was dying to jump in...
but I resisted and searched out Texas instead.
There are no words for how this moment feels...Carol and I took the elevator up with the kids, while Stacy happily dredged up the stairs to the Lincoln Memorial.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedication to the proposition that all men are created equal...Me, Carol & Baby WolfeStacy couldn't wait to see the Reflecting Pool and it was empty...bummer!
The ducks didn't know where to go.
After a long, hot day, we enjoyed Carol's homemade pudding pops.
My biggest bummer is that our computer hard drive crashed after I got home. Though I had some of the photos in a draft in the blog already (thank goodness) from the first day, the rest of the weekend with the Wolfe's was lost!!!! Including the photos of Shelby and Kensi playing so cute together and of Shelby on Ty's Shelby Mustang car!!!! He detailed it beautifully and we did a shoot of Shelby sitting on the back of the car, showing his muscles with the word 'SHELBY' below identifying the amazing model. :-<

HOWEVER, the memories of our fabulous trip with friends will forever remain with us...blog or no blog. Thank you again to Ty, Carol & Kensi for such a wonderful holiday together. We love you!

Unblogged Easter Weekend

Going back a month...time to finish Easter.

Tiffany, Joaquin & Esteban (former neighbors that we miss living conveniently close ;->) invited us for a fun Easter gathering at the park.

Gorgeous Girl!!! I absolutely adore this shot.And precious lil sis.Girly girl talk starts young.Let's hunt some eggs!
Hi, sweet boy..."ya'll just wait till next year, I'll get some eggs"
Yeah for the moms! Tiffany, Michelle , Nadia & Me.
That evening, Aaron & Chaila had a sleepover!...Yet more former neighbors that we miss being conveniently close.
Tehya sent this awesome Easter Egg Decorating Kit!
Stacy made the arrangement pretty by using the "J" cups I love that Zsa Zsa gave us a few Christmases ago.Chaila immediately began making pretty eggs.
Shelby....a mess.
and cool Spiderman tattoo eggs.Aaron kept it simple.

After a long craft time, the kids are proud of their outcomes.

They worked up an appetite.
Then off to the movies to see Rio. Afterwards, we allowed time for a few games in the arcade.

On Easter Sunday we had two parties: Mike, Shari & Morgan had us over for brunch. (Mike is the owner of Stacy's Crossfit gym)

Shelby LOVED this horse tire swing. So cool!

and their huge Saint Bernard doggie, Daisy

Shelby adores his friend/babysitter, Morgan.

Suzy, fellow crossfit trainer, took Shelby out around the property for horse-feeding. She gave Shelby a demonstration & then let him have at it.
Here you goWhoa! Did you see that?
What, you want this?
How many more horses are there?
Dude, really? Can you hold this carrot up & not drop it?
Screw this, just take two. I'm outta here.
Then off to Grandma Jeanie's for some more fun with Aaron & Chaila.What, do I have frosting on my face?After the cutest Easter Scavenger Hunt, it was time for fun in the hot tub (wayyyy too cold for the pool).Chaila, have you seen Shelby?
There he is!If you have 15+minutes, check out the video for Easter Egg hunting from the Shell Hunt, the Easter Bunny's arrival, the Easter Scavenger Hunt (so cool with clues in eggs to find your treasure) at Grandma Jeanie's and Prince Shelby bossing Chaila around in the hottub. Enjoy!