Memorial Day

We hiked around Washington DC on Memorial Day to do the History Of Scouting Trail (HOST) hike.  It was a busy day because there were a lot of people downtown.  We even saw the President in his car as he drove over to Arlington Cemetery to lay a wreath.

#OA100 

Weekend Away

We decided to take Memorial Day weekend and go visit Busch Gardens Williamsburg.  We stayed at the Doubletree that was right outside the gates.  I feel like people who parked really late in the day were actually closer to our hotel than they were gates of the theme park.  It was a super nice hotel and had one of the best breakfasts I've ever had in a hotel.

We left right after the boys got out of school and it took FOREVER to get down there but we knew the drive was going to be bad so we planned for a nice sit down dinner along the way and also brought the audio book Eragon to listen to.  It really makes the time go a lot faster when you can listen to a book on "tape" instead of just the radio.

We woke up ate a great breakfast and were pleasantly surprised when we got to the park Saturday morning and found out they were open early!!

Evan was tall enough to ride all the rides, even the big roller coasters.  That didn't end up happening.  A teary eyed 10 year old came running out to me from Apollo's Chariot because he was just too scared.  But oh well, I don't like roller coasters and he's just 10.  He's got plenty of time to learn to like them!

Riding one of my favorite rides, the teacups -- called Turkish Delight!!

These two did Apollo's Chariot even though Evan didn't want to.  Darren told Evan when he got off that Evan made the right choice, that drop was a BIG one!

We met up with our friends the McNerney's and their 3 kids all loved riding roller coasters.  This first picture Darren and Ian are in the back row at the far end.

Their three kids are in the back row in the seats closest to us.

Then Darren decided he was done and the 4 roller coaster lovers road Griffin again.  This time they all sat together in the middle.

Then the roller coaster lovers rode Alpengiest.

All of them loved riding the water rides like Roman Rapids and Escape from Pompeii.  They all wanted to stand in the "splash zone" of Escape from Pompeii, Evan escaped the splash at the last minute by jumping behind the view window.  Smart boy!!

We spent the night at the hotel again after we were done at the park because it was a long day and it was nice to just relax in the hotel at the end of the day.  We played Ian's new Star Wars role playing game until bedtime.

Sunny Days

This layout is based on a layout by Arteshamac called "Sunny Days" from Scrapbook.com.  It is for the May 2015 scrap lift the person above you challenge.  I loved the banners behind the photo and the little bunting on her layout.  It also is for the sewing challenge at Scrapbook.com, I had to outline something with sewing.

Night of the Arts

The boys' school put on their Night of the Arts Fair last night.  The art teacher put up examples from all the kids of all the art that they have been working on all year long.  They also have a contest for the kids to enter art work they do at home.  The band, the choir and the Shakespeare Club also put on their shows.

WW2 Plane Fly Over

I went with my friend Michelle downtown to watch the old WW2 planes fly over the National Mall for the 70th Anniversary of VE Day.  I got to play with my new 100-400mm lens that Darren got me for my anniversary.