We had a great visit with our kids and grand kids. We flew to Washington, DC and spent the night with Amy. It’s cheaper to fly into Washington than into Richmond ($200/ticket), plus we get a chance to spend some time with Amy. We arrived in DC at about 7:00 pm, and Amy picked us up at the airport. On Friday, Amy had to work until three, so we took her to her office so we could leave straight from her office. We got to her office a little early so we could tour her office and meet some of her coworkers. Her office space is really nice and so are her coworkers. We, of course, encountered some traffic on I-95 going to Richmond, but it wasn’t as bad as it sometimes is. We got to Richmond in less than three hours.
The next morning we got up rather early and drove about an hour west (near Charlottesville) to visit an apple orchard. It was kind of cold, but we enjoyed our time there. We got some apples and a huge pumpkin.
The kids had fun at the orchard, but got a little tired and took a nap on the way home. On the way home, we toured some of the countryside. Matthew and Ann would like to buy some “acreage” and move to the country. That is really beautiful country.
On Sunday, Amy drove back to Washington. That afternoon we went to Maddie and Nathan’s school to a “hoedown”. It was good to see their school (they are in kindergarten). The kids had a blast at the party.
On Monday after school, we went to get ice cream. It was a beautiful day. After ice cream we went to the neighborhood park.
On Tuesday we rode the Amtrak train to Washington and spent the night with Amy. Amy was sick with a cold/sinus infection, and we went with her to the Minute Clinic, where she got a flu shot and a prescription for an antibiotic. Our flight home left at noon the next day, so we had plenty of time that morning to visit more with Amy. Because Amy was sick, she worked from home that day; we took a cab to the airport. Again, our flights were on time, so the travel was not stressful. I love it when a plan comes together.
We took a few more pictures, which you can find here.
Daddy used to say this little poem.
I’ll tell you a story about Jack and Norie, Now, my story’s begun. I’ll tell you another about his brother, Now, my story’s done.I taught this to Maddie and Nathan. Here is Nathan’s version.
Maddie does her thing!
Matthew and Nathan playing the guitar
Maddie tries to dance while Nathan tries to engage her in a pillow fight.
Nathan gets his face painted at the school Hoedown
Maddie gets her hand painted at the Hoedown
Nathan plays with a chicken at the Hoedown
Nathan playing tag with one of his friends from school
Nathan and Maddie throwing a football
Maddie dances a square dance with her mother
Maddie and Nathan jump and Granddad catches them
Nathan and Maddie wrestle with Granddad on a bench at the ice cream place
Maddie reads an entire book!
