Washington D.C. Honor Flight

Yancey, Emerson and I just returned from a week in South Carolina and Washington D.C. We went to visit my Aunt Sherry, Uncle John and my cousin Aimee in Myrtle Beach. Grandma went as well. We spent a few days at the beach and Emerson had her first experience in the Atlantic. She was amazed by her experience at the Dixie Land Stampede and watched the whole thing from start to finish. She loved the music and animals. That is the picture of her above with Yancey where she would not take her eyes off the show.

We then drove to D.C. to meet grandpa. He was flying in with the WWII vets on the Honor Flight program. We spent a couple days visiting the different monuments. It was great to be with grandpa while he visited the new WWII memorial. It was absolutely beautiful. Be sure to click on our picture link to view all the photos. Thankfully Emmy was very quiet during the changing of the guards at Arlington. We visited the Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln, and Marine memorials. We also made it to the Smithsonian to the Air & Space as well as the American Indian Museums. Emerson was a hit with tourists and the vets and had many photos taken of her.

Emerson did amazing on the airplane ride and traveling for 6 days. She is quite the girl scout. She is a natural at traveling and she loved meeting her aunt and cousin. I am not sure who entertained each other more. We look forward to our return trip to the south. Emmy is three months old and already made her first trip cross country. Lucky little girl!

A start to a busy fall.

Well it is starting to be a busy fall. We spent the weekend going to Laramie for a Cowboy football game. They played Air Force and lost. Emerson did very well for a long car ride and a long game. She slept as long as dad kept walking!

Emerson had her 2 month wellness check up today and she is doing very well. She now weighs 11 lbs. 2 oz. and is almost 23" long. She had 5 shots today and is a little sore in the legs but overall handled it like a trooper. She is sleeping well and becoming more and more aware of her surroundings.

Jackson is back on the road to scouts. He is preparing for a busy year and it will start with a camping trip with the boy scouts at the end of this month. School is already going well and he continues to read constantly. Taking time out only for his second favorite thing...video games.

Annie is on the middle school varsity team and is only one of four 7th graders who made this team. They have games a couple days a week and they won their first game by more then 20 runs. Although this is slow pitch, she is enjoying herself. She continues to have practice for the Bullets and has a tournament for fast pitch in late October.

Yancey is traveling again for work this week. He will be in Portland for the week and planning another trip early in October for Los Angeles. His company is growing and it brings many exciting things for the next year. We were very excited for him as he was recognized by his region as District Manager of the Year in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. He also had to dress up and perform in a rock band which he promises me he will post pictures of.