Towards the end of our vacation we decided to go to Yorktown, where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War. Yorktown was also the…
On Wednesday we had an appointment with our Congressman (Rep. Jason Chaffetz) to tour the U.S. Capitol. We had tried to get a tour of the White House through Rep.…
After the frustration and headache of trying to get to Virginia and getting our luggage, we didn't do much on Monday. We decided to stick at the hotel and swim…
2009 is a "big" vacation year and this time we chose to do our vacation in the spring while the elementary kids are off track because it meant only Emily…
Samuel had a friend party last year so he had a family one this year. For his birthday he got a scooter, a toy tank and some army guys to…
Easter is a typically low-key event around here and 2009 wasn't any different. Nancy did some Easter baskets for the kids and we colored eggs (we've never pretended the Easter…
After replacing my backflow valve last spring I vowed to remove the entire valve in the fall so that it wouldn't have any chance of freezing during the winter. Unfortunately,…