Fall - High School Choir and Volleyball

Savannah kept busy with choir activities and Sydney started playing volleyball.  The video may be a little choppy, hope it works.

Jamestown and Williamsburg

Back to summer adventures...

We visited Williamsburg and Jamestown during our trip back east.  When we went to Williamsburg, it must have been the hottest day of our trip!

Sydney in Williamsburg.  Her class studied the Colonial times all year and Sydney became interested in the the time period.

Savannah playing some colonial games

At Jamestown, the girls were able to participate in activities that the citizens of the first settlement participated in.

First Day of School

Here are the girls on their first day's of school!  Can't believe they are a 6th grader and a Freshman!!!

My beautiful freshman!

Rob and his freshman

Savannah at freshman registration

Syd and I on her first day of 6th grade and last year of elementary school!

Syd at school

Alexandria and the Nationals Game

More fun back east...

Alexandria is pretty little city with a lot of history.  We explored  a little before getting ready to head to the Nationals game.

Rob and I near the Potomac

The girls on the cobblestone street still in Alexandria

Rob and the girls getting ready for the game

The end of the game

The presidents come out to race around the field...

Then they pose with their fans...

Smithsonian Museums

So the girls were not too happy to visit all of the Smithsonians.  The only exception to this was when they were glad to escape the rain.  Here are some pictures from our visits...

Air and Space Museum - The girls posed by a plane that is a replica of a one that Amelia Earhart flew.  

The girls posing near the animals of Madagascar.

A dress from one of my favorite exhibitions - The dresses of the First Ladies

                                                                              

One of the only exhibits they looked for and liked...Hey Dum Dum, Give Me Gum Gum- Syd called it the Night at the Museum 

Rob and Savannah waiting for me to explore the National Gallery of Art

The Thinker...

Degas

One of my favorites...

The Capitol Building

                        While in DC, I took a lot of pictures of the Capitol building.

One of my favorites

The girls on the mall

Continuing the tradition..I met my congressman in 5th grade and took a picture with him.  This is our Congressman, Ken Calvert.

Cali, the Congressman's office dog.

  We got to take a tour with a congressional intern.  This is a model of the statue at the top of the capitol building.

The beautiful painting at the top of the rotunda.

More of the rotunda...

Happy girls in the rain...

More of the spectacular views...