Bell

No idea who this kid is, but his face sure rings a bell.

Easter Vacation

Since we had a three day weekend and no family to spend it with, we decided to make the 8 hour drive up to Washington, D.C. with a small stop in Richmond, VA to see the capitol and cross another one off Keri's list. We're posting this in the middle of the trip, and it has been a blast so far. Jason has been here many times and this is Keri's third time, but everything is new to Patrick because the last time he was here he was en utero.

Patrick is such a big kid...until you compare him to the Washington Monument!!

Patrick liked walking around the walls of the fountain at the Navy Memorial.




We hoped the cherry blossoms would be blooming more...this tree was but it was the best one. Most of them are still buds.

Air & Space Museum....a little boy's (and his daddy's!) dream come true!!

Orientation

Jason is in the midst of orientation at JAARS. Here are his co-orientees left to right: Ahn, Clive, James, Jason, Courtney, Zack. These are all awesome guys with great families!!

We have started to get to know Jason's co-orientee James and his wife Natalie really well. They are here from Australia, so we have a lot of fun learning about each other's cultures (here we are eating chocolates that they brought from Australia...yummy!)

More wildlife from the Carolinas

Last year we enjoyed all the different animals at the JAARS Center. Now we live 6 miles off center and have seen three new types of lizards...two in the front yard and the salamaders on the garage door. It is so neat to share our space with these awesome creatures!!

Personal Hygiene

Sorry it's been so long...no internet where we live and so much to do on it when we have the computer at JAARS to use the wi-fi. Anyway, here's the latest video of Patrick being adorable. Enjoy!