In between Roger getting home from Bankgkok last Friday and leaving for Malaysia Saturday, it's been a packed week. Luke got home from Washington DC early Monday morning. They visited all over DC, including the White HOuse (no cameras allowed) Capitol Hill, the Smithsonian, Library of Congress and went to Williansburg, visited Jamestown, Arlington and Manassas. He took a ton of pictures but very few of them are of him. They did visit Madame Tussaud's wax museum and I've posted a few just for fun. Judging from his body language and his stories, he had an awesome time although he'll just shrug and say it was okay if asked directly.

Right after he got home, the kids' school swung into high gear for World Fair. Every classroom gets completely immersed in whatever culture or period of history the students choose. Luke's class did British Imperialism, complete with a Yorktown and African savanna. He was a Zulu warrior who got slaughtered by the British at the Battle of Roark Ridge (or something like that). Grace was Molly Pitchard, who lived during the Revolutionary War. I helped a lot this year, being done with my own program for now (YEA! - am now a fully certified teacher and on the job hunt!) and it is a lot of work - taking out desks, making scenery, costumes, memorizing lines, preparing food, etc. We held it yesterday and it's open to the community until 5:30. A looong day but worth it.

Finally, Roger fixed up a riding lawn mower we got for free last winter. A neighbor left it out so the engine block cracked. It's brand new and we bought a motor for it. After a couple delays, he got it running and built a ramp so we can drive it into the shed. The kids took turns driving it around. Hopefully instead of whining when it's time to mow, there'll be fighting over who gets to do it.

I've also posted a photo of Nate at an Easter egg hunt and Grace when we went skiing at Alyeska.

Next up: Luke gets 'promoted' from 8th grade...