Grace meets George Mason

There is a little known memorial between Jefferson and the new FDR. It is the George Mason memorial. We liked him because you can get up close and personal with Mr. Mason!

Gracie liked him a lot!

Love,

4Vs

Bike Tour of National Mall

At the beginning of September, we loaded the kids and bikes up in the van and drove down to the National Mall. Gracie's bike riding skills have improved to the point that we thought we would do a bike tour of the monuments and memorials! You can cover a lot more ground on the bikes than on foot. We had a great time!

We started at the Jefferson Memorial- not sure where those pictures are, but then we rode on to the World War II memorial. If you haven't seen it, let us take you. It is beautiful!

After WWII, we rode down the reflecting pool to visit Mr. Lincoln and take a few pictures of the kids. Brock is working hard to make it look like he is leaning up against the Washington Monument!

Love,

4Vs

2Vs and FDR

The bike tour was our first visit to the FDR Memorial. It is a huge, expansive series of figures and walls and waterfalls. What a nice tribute to a multi-term president. Of course, Gracie's favorite part was the sculpture of Fala, FDR's dog.

She also sat in FDR's lap.

Brock strikes a regal pose with the most impressive statue!

Love,

4Vs

Daisy's new watch

Daisy dog has discovered that she can perch in the front window, like a cat, and watch the entire neighborhood. This is her new favorite spot in the house!

Love,

4Vs

Butterfiies

Time to get caught up in blogging! A couple of weeks ago, kids and I met Mike for lunch at Pentagon City mall. After saying bye to Dad, we went over to the Museum of Natural History on the Mall.

Kids enjoyed seeing the Hall of Mammels, the Ocean area, the Hope Diamond and lots and lots of insects. The highlight of the visit was the butterfly area. They had a little tent area filled with plants and butterfiles everywhere. Grace was in heaven!

We didn't go see the dinosaurs yet. We are saving that for a trip with Mike!

Love,

4Vs

Post Plumber

Sorry to leave you hanging dear readers! Life with fully working indoor plumbing and a husband at home was terribly distracting this week!

By COB Friday, we had water back in the house. Here are some shots of our yard scars.....

And here is our new basement floor. (It kind of looks like I have buried someone in the basement... I assure you this is not the case -though I was amazed at how easy it would be to do such a thing in one's own basement....!)

As a result, we are doing laundry and dishes with glee this week. General contractor will come and assess the rest of the job next week.

Happy September!

Love,

4Vs