Mom and Jane visit DC May, 2012

My mom's first trip to DC. This is her first ride on the metro. I picked Jane and Mom up from the airport shortly after 11 p.m. I asked my mom if she was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel or if she wanted to go on a midnight tour of the monuments. She was so excited to be in DC that we drove by the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, WWII Memorial, Washington Monument, and the White House, which you couldn't see since the lights were turned off. As soon as she got off the plane she exclaimed, "I'm in DC!"

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!

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.