Fun in Washington

The girls have been havng fun In Washington. Here are a few pictures of our visit so far:two cute girls in their matchy matchy outfits!

A visit with the Greatest Aunts!

We celebrated Papa Jim's birthday with a little bowling. Lindsay had lots of fun. We had a lot of time to watch the ball go down the lane. :-)

Lindsay's Big Bat

Last Wednesday night we went over to some friends as we were celebrating Drew's fourth birthday. Drew is into baseball big time. He and his dad play in the yard all the time. While we were there, we decide to go out a play with all the kids, each taking turns at the plate. Knowing that Lindsay does not understand how to hit, we passed on her turn. After she watched some of the kids hit the ball, she worked up the courage to give it a shot. What you see in the video is her FIRST swing. You can tell it was her first swing by my amazement and by Kyle (Drew's dad) falling over after delivering the pitch. We had a ton of fun. Also, she does not slide into home. She happens to fall down at the right time with one leg out in front. And for Katie to get the whole thing on tape.....that was pretty cool too. We were pretty excited!



Sorry for not updating in while. It has been tough while in Washington and out of our normal routine. Stick with us as we will get back at it.

Our trip to visit alive and dead relatives.

It sounds boring but really, it turned out to be very interesting. I remember listening to my grandmother drone on and on about how we were related to this person or that person, blah blah blah. (With all do respect, Grammie) But I really shut out much of what she said, I was being polite and trying to show interest, even if i didn't feel interested. When Grammie died, my mom took up the cause and like her mother, often bored me with facts about distant relatives that meant very little to me. So I have to say that I was completely surprised that I truly enjoyed our trip to see dead people.
I guess now, I am going to have to stand up and say, "My name is Katie, and I am interested in geneology." There, I said it. As geeky as it sounds, I enjoyed researching our dead ancestors. Really, it is researching history, with a name and a face to it. My mother's family goes back to the Mayflower, so researching her family, means researching American history. I have always loved history, but I think this geneology stuff really makes history more interesting because you can place your family in a historical perspective. I really Geeked out! Anyway, here are some pictures from the last week, including my short visit with friends and family before I left for Ohio.

Lindsay and Leslie Scare Lily.

Mom, Jan and I at a gravestone, the guy that ook the picture wasn't really familiar with digital cameras, we were lucky to get this one. Milan, OH This guy lived next door to the Edison's when Thomas A. Edison was a young boy. Maybe he gave Edison the idea for the lightbulb??

Mom and I at a civil war veteren's gravestone in Athens, OH. We actually have a picture of this guy. He walked all the way to West Verginia to join up because Ohio was too slow to join the Union for him.

A visit extended.

The original plan was this: The girls and I fly to Washington, they stay with grandparents while I go to Ohio on a trip with my mom and her brother. When I got back to Washington, we were going to leave the next day for Texas and then be in Texas until June 25th when we were going to leave again for Washington, driving this time. But things chaged. Lance and I decided it would probably save us time and money if the girls and I just stayed here until after Brent's wedding. So now Lance will also be more fee to make bussiness stops along the way here.
So we are here in Washington. An unexpected but fun turn of events!