Thank you all so much for following us up to this point.  I really had the best of intentions to update the blog at least once in the past three days, but as you can imagine, the hours and days FLEW by!  

Friday morning, Tim's Uncle Allen met us in D.C.  He lives in Virginia Beach, and we were so happy he was able to make the drive to spend some time with us over the weekend.  Jennifer and her husband Lucas also stayed and were wonderful guides, Metro navigators and great help with the kids. The seven of us had some wonderful adventures!

We spent our final days in Washington being "sight see-ers" as Madeline says!  We visited the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum as well as the American History Museum.  Eli loved all things airplane, and we were all in awe of the REAL Star Spangled Banner on display.  I think each one of us learned so many new things and had so many questions to look up later.  Museums have a way of sparking your interest and inspiring you to find out a little more! We also took a tour at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing so Madeline and Eli could see how dollar bills are made. We ate dinner in Chinatown, had a nice walk, and even got to watch a woman making won tons in the window of a restaurant.  We visited the Lincoln, Korean War, Vietnam War, and FDR Memorials and Arlington Cemetery also. We loved riding the Metro back and forth and acquired quite a few miles on our walking shoes!

We had such a wonderful time!  We want to thank Jennifer, Lucas, and Allen for everything. You were all so understanding of our slower pace with kids and so willing to do whatever was needed to make things easier. We also want to thank Meri and Maureen of Le Bonheur for including us on this trip.  There really is nothing we can do that would ever come close to what the people of Le Bonheur have done for us.  It has been a privilege and an honor to be associated with Le Bonheur and its ideals. Thank you to all who have been following the blog and sending us your support and well wishes.  We have felt so encouraged thanks to you!  Thanks again, and we will see you all soon!