The Capitol

This week Rebecca's been studying the history of DC so every night we made her tell us something about the Capitol Building. It's been fun. I am definitely NOT smarter than a 5th grader. On Saturday we took a trip into DC to tour the Capitol Building. It was really neat. Here we are with our admission stickers on.

To begin the tour there's a really nice movie with information about how our legislative branch was formed and how it works along with some U.S. history. It was very informative and nice to sit down for part of the tour. Also, it made me cry. It's not just because I'm pregnant. I feel blessed to live in the USA. I'm also thankful for the men and women that have sacrificed and continue to sacrifice so much for our freedom. Then we went up into the rotunda. Here's Shari learning a lot and probably craning her neck to see all the beautiful artwork around the inside of the dome.
We were glad Dan got a picture with the Utah statue in the room next to the rotunda. There were a lot of beautiful statues from every state. It was impressive.
Thomas was Rebecca's little pal. She loved it. Meanwhile, Adrian took Thomas' place in the Harper's double stroller. You're a good soul, Nolan, to push that big kid around.
The outside of the Capitol Building is so beautiful. I wish we could capture the details and how impressive it is in one picture. Instead you get to look at our cute faces.
Here is a picture by Adrian. He was bugged that we were blocking the front of the building. I am pretty large these days.
This picture was taken by Charlie. I guess they're representing our MIGHTY nation.

Spring Break

Spring break is always over too quickly. We had lots of fun doing things right around here. The week started out really hot so we had to get out early in the morning to enjoy the lovely outdoors. We explored different parks in the area every morning and I would rest every afternoon. It was lots of fun. I didn't take pictures of every fun park we went to, but I took some yesterday. We went to Curtis Park which is really beautiful and includes a golf course so Dan went to the driving range while the kids ran wild. It has finally cooled off so we stayed for 3 hours.

Donald's favorite thing is pushing around his stroller. As soon as we got to the park he started pushing his stroller everywhere he went. I was thinking maybe I won't need a double stroller when I have this baby because Donald can push him everywhere. It might be slow going, though.

This picture if priceless. Rebecca and Charlie getting along well enough to have their picture taken together! It didn't last too long but it was wonderful at the moment.
This is my favorite picture of the day. I don't know what it is about Adrian looking through his hand binoculars into the distance that makes me laugh. He's so adorable.

A Lot of Easter Pictures

We were so lucky to have the Harper's with us for Easter weekend. On Saturday we dyed Easter eggs and it was quite a party. I had to include this picture even though I look awful, because Grace looks so adorable!!

Donald actually kept kissing his egg but we couldn't get a picture with the timing just right. He loved dying his one little red easter egg and then I talked him into watching Elmo because it was too much work cleaning up after him.
Here is just an example of our Easter Bunny's superior egg hiding skills. They loved their easter egg hunt Sunday morning and by the end their baskets were filled with all sorts of good things.
It was wonderful to spend the day watching conference and playing with Harper cousins but after it was over we really needed some outside time. Here is Dan letting Donald get some of his wiggles out by jumping off the roof. Hopefully he never wants to try it on his own.
The girls got a really fun friendship bracelet kit. They made bracelets during conference. I'm so glad they enjoy doing it. I sure loved it when I was their age.
I am trying to capture the spring blossoms in this picture. Our entire street is lined with these beautiful tall trees covered in pink and white blossoms. It is quite lovely, although it took us some time to get used to the smell.
Easter evening we had to say goodbye to our Harper cousins. It was sad but we hope we get to see them again soon while they're out this way.


Shari struck a pose for me with our beautiful spring tulips. She's so super sweet.

Blowing Out the Candles

Birthday Boy

I asked Donald what he wanted for his birthday dinner and he said, "Ice Cream!" He's a man after my own heart. However, he had to settle for pizza and then cake and ice cream. He was happy.

I decided to try out our Goodwill for birthday presents and I wasn't very fortunate. Donald spotted a Little Tikes school bus in a pile of junk and I had to get it for him. I couldn't bring myself to take it away and wrap it so he carried it around for a couple days before his birthday. I did the rest of his birthday shopping at Walmart and he was so distracted by his new school bus he didn't notice me putting stuff in the cart.
We played catch with this for a little bit in Walmart so he was excited to see it again!
He's only 2 and already he's got some serious facial hair!!

Medley

Here he is in all of his 1 year old glory. This is his last day of being one. It sure has been fun!

The Medley begins with ABC's which is followed by Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star that turns into Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree and ends with Ring Around the Rosies.

A SunBEAM