He Leadeth Me

My family usually visits in the summer or fall, but this year, they decided that it would be great to come in February. There were two purposes. #1 --to see snow #2 --to celebrate Uncle Terry's retirement. The snow came in buckets a few days before they arrived.  It was the largest single snowfall we have had since we moved here.   After they arrived, the sun shone the entire time they were here. DO WE KNOW HOW TO PLAN A PARTY, OR WHAT? We visited the Transportation in Denver. It is really a neat place.   This was at the scenic lookout as we were driving home from the airport. Kim and Randy at the Transportation Museum Aunt Gail, who grew up with snow in Arksasas was the most adventurous in the snow. Terry and Gail making a snowman Randy helped David to shovel We were a little lacking in the snowman making materials so the snowman had oreo cookies for eyes, a carrot for a nose, and a bell pepper slice for a mouth. We hiked at Garden ...

We took our first, but not last, Sibling Vacation to Washington, D.C.  last week. Thought I'd share a few of the highlights, although there is no way I can include all the laughter, smiles,  delicious food, and good times that we had being all together. This was the escalator from the subway to our hotel.  It was probably 5 stories high and was really pretty amazing. I must admit that we also found an elevator that we took a few times. On our first full day, we explored the monuments on the Mall. It was a beautiful, but cool day. Isn't that sky just breathtaking? Loved the Smiothsonian museums. Had to take this mummy picture for Caleb who is fascinated with Egypt right now. The White House at night is beautiful. It always amazes me that tourists can get so close to our President's home. Gail arranged a tour of the capital with her Texas Congressman's office. I highly recommend doing this as we were able to bypass all of the LO...