Three Years Old!

Lexi had her 3rd birthday on Sunday. I can't believe it's been 3 years! My little girl is growing up (tear!). We went to church that day and then headed to the Allen's for dinner and cake ad ice cream. Lexi says thanks for all the birthday wishes!!!

Hooray!

Thanks grandma Bair for the barbie movie!

3 years old! Thanks grandma Crane for the tea set!

Allison

My mom called me this morning and told me that they were rushing my sister, Allison to the hospital. She had gotten up this morning and was getting ready for school when she suddenly lost all movement on the left side of her body. Most of you know that Allison had brain cancer for about 7 years, but has been brain tumor free for awhile now. Apparently, this loss of movement was caused by a blood clot on the ride side of her brain, so basically, a stroke, which was most likely caused by all the radiation she had had. They have admitted her to the hospital in Spokane and will keep her there for a few days to do tests. At this point they are kind of just watching it to see what happens. They can't give her a lot of medications that they use for those who have strokes because of her history. They are doing a MRA tomorrow which will test the blood vessels in her brain and will also be meeting with a neurologist. If you could all pray for Allison that would be much appreciated. This was supposed to be her last week of high school and we hope she will be home to attend graduation on Friday.

This Week

We had another eventful week. We started off going to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day. I had no idea how big that place is...it is huge! It really gave us an appreciation of all those who have served and died for our country. While we were there we saw the Iwo Jima statue, Robert E. Lee's house, John F. Kennedy's burial, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Thursday we headed to the zoo...again. Hey, it's free and we still haven't seen everything there. I'm sure we will be going back many times. Friday we went to the Contemporary Art Museum, the kids got very bored so we headed to the Air and Space Museum. Yep, that's our second time there too and there's still more to see! We were going to go check out The Capitol today, but because of severe thunderstorms, we headed to the mall instead. Tomorrow is Lexi's birthday so I will be posting pictures of the 3 year old very soon!

Just thought this picture was so cute of Jace. He looks like a little lion poking his head up out of the grass.

The Air and Space Museum

Hippos at the Zoo

Alpaca's! These are my new favorite animal...I think they are so cute. We might get one someday :-)

Abby, Lexi, and Zach

This statue is a lot bigger than it looks in pictures.

In front of Robert E. Lee's house, which was built by George Washington's step son. Robert E. Lee was actually married here and then moved in after he was married.

The tomb of the unknown soldier. Did you know that this tomb is guarded 24/7, no matter the conditions, and has been since 1937.

Getting Out!

We've been in D.C. a little over a week now, and I've taken about 260 pictures! This past week has been great. While Tyson was getting situated with his new job, the kids and I got to go check out the sights...we barely scratched the surface. I get really nervous about doing things on my own for the first time, but on Tuesday the kids and I met up with Janalee Fish (a Franklin Pierce wife) at the Smithsonian. The kids and I had our first adventure on the metro...never done it before, all on our own! I was very proud of myself. Tuesday we went to the Museum of Natural History, the architectural garden and the Space and Air Museum. The kids had a great time and it was so fun to see such amazing things. On Thursday we went to the zoo (always a hit) and on Friday we went back to the architectural garden and the Museum of Natural History again (still haven't seen everything after 2 days of being there). Saturday we went and saw the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial...with Tyson! I've learned so much in one week...and there's so much more to see and do! It has been amazing!

F.Y.I

Here's a video of our apartment