Saturday, May 14, 2011

Seneca Rocks, WV part 1

Spectacular view! Apparently there is at least one rock climbing fatality a year that occurs here.
Alexis, Michael, and Maxi. We had a good day hiking in WV, beautiful mountains! There are several more trails that we'll have to do another time.

Seneca Rocks, WV

The observation tower at Seneca Rocks. Great view!
Being silly, hiking on some very large rocks.

Seneca Creek Trail, This hike was absolutely beautiful, alongside a creek, and the weather was amazing!
Alexis giving me a piggy-back ride.

Easter

You're never too old for an Easter basket!
The Brie and crackers, and garlic stuffed olives were a big hit!
For breakfast we had orange cinnamon popovers. Very fitting for Easter, since they're hallow inside. After church we went to a friend of mine's for Easter dinner. I made lemon curd tarts and strawberry tarts. We had a very enjoyable Easter!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

King's Dominion

We spent the day at a really fun amusement park near Richmond, VA.
This roller coaster has a 300-foot descend at an 85-degree angle, along with speeds in excess of 90 miles an hour. Can you say FUN!
Alexis and Valerie.

This is the longest floorless coaster in the world. Speeds up to 67 miles an hour.
Stand-up roller coaster.
We had a really fun time. It was a little bit colder than expected so thanks to Starbucks hot chocolate we were able to warm ourselves up a little bit.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Cherry Blossoms 2011

Maxi, Alexis, and Leah drinking hot choclate to warm themselves up. It was a beautiful but cold and windy day.
Beautiful blossoms!
Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Washington Monument.
Who says teenages don't like their pictures with characters.
Iwo Jima.

Amoo's Kabob, they have the best lamb ever, so we couldn't resist stopping there for dinner again. It's also conference weekend, so chocolate chip scones and German apple pancakes as we watch conference and laze around in our PJ's. Great weekend!