Blogging Attempt #2

A couple of weeks after Meagan's wedding, we flew to Washington DC.  We had been there for ONE day a couple of years ago, and realized that we needed a lot more time than that.  Now we have discovered that you can't even do it in one week.  Just too many things to see and experience.  One of the most outstanding places was the Holocaust Museum.  It's definitely a "must see".  We both found it difficult to even talk to each other while we were there.

Here's Stan in front of the Capitol Building (I know,---you can hardly see him).  We got passes to go into the gallery of the House and the Senate.  What an eye-opener that was . . . plain craziness in the House.  On the senate side, there were only three or four people down on the floor besides the senator who was speaking.   What were the chances that we would be there at the exact moment  Orrin Hatch arrived to give a speech on the evils of pornography--good for him.  When he finished we left and went downstairs.  Stan, of course, had to pay a visit to the men's room, and while I was standing there alone, who should happen by but Senator Hatch.  He stopped to talk to a couple of people from the NAACP just as I approached him to thank him for the great speech we had just heard.  He was very friendly--introduced me to the NAACP folks, then we talked a little about what I was doing there and he asked where was my husband.   I told him we were on our way to NC for the birth of a new grandchild, and he got very excited and told me that he had just had a new grandchild and then gave me a hug.  We said our "goodbyes" and I was off.  By the time Stan got back, he had missed the whole thing.

We went to visit the place where they print all the money.  (If you go there, don't expect any samples.)   I always thought Stan was worth a million dollars, but according to this chart, I was wrong.  He's worth almost TWO MILLION!   
We rented a car and headed down to NC to Casey's.  On the way we stopped in at Mt. Vernon to visit George and Martha and their two grandchildren, Wash and Nelly.  

We timed it just right to be in NC for McKenna's birthday #1.  What a little sweetheart to want to share her birthday cake.  Such a cutie!    
Casey and the girls took us to see Kerner's Folly . . . a very interesting house nearby.  You can see that McKenna was really excited about the whole outing.
I think this was the "laundry room" at Kerner's Folly.  I bet they never had any girls this cute living there.
Nathan Gibb Bosley arrived in plenty of time for Grandma and Grandpa to get to spend some time with him and his family before returning to Arizona.
Casey and the girls (Alexa, Livie, and Maya) drove us straight to the hospital and we all took turns holding the new baby.  What fun!
We even gave Mom and Dad a turn.
You can tell Livie was loving her new little cousin.
Here's Nate--at home--and with his eyes open.  Do they make hair gel for babies?