{Visitors}

We had our first official visitors come since we moved here.  Ryan's mom and stepdad came to see us a few weeks ago.  Margaret wanted to spend her birthday with us so that is just what she did.  We packed so much in, in just four days.  Day 1 we hit the National Mall to see some of the monuments.   Greg and Margaret got a crash course on the metro, which they became seasoned travelers by the end of their visit.  We just had Mr. Wyatt so we booked around to see the WWII memorial, the Vietnam memorial, the Lincoln memorial, the Washington Monument and they got a small glimpse of the White House.  On Day 2 we had all the kids with us so we thought it would be a really fun idea to ride one of the double decker tour buses around the city.  That way we wouldn't have to listen to tired kids that have had to walk all over kingdom come.  Well wouldn't ya know it, day 2 was the only day that rained while they were in town.  So we rode around the town from the inside of the bus and we were lucky enough to get a boat tour from the Potomac river.    That was really the only time we were able to take pictures.  It ended up being a fun day despite the weather.  Day 3 was Margaret's birthday and we hit up Mount Vernon.  It was such a great  place to visit.  We could go back a spend another few days there.  The kids had a wonderful time and so did the adults.  Our favorite place that day was visiting Washington's gristmill and distillery.  It was so interesting and it is a working mill to boot.  On our final day (sad:() we went to visit the Air and Space museum by the Dulles Airport.  It was wonderful and we spent a good few hours there.  Ayden, Meysa and Papa Greg got to ride one of the simulator rides.  We got to go up to the observation tower and watch planes come in to land at Dulles.  That was really cool.  Wyatt loved that part.  It was just a really wonderful day.  Sadly their visit had to come to and end and we said goodbye the next day.  We were exhausted but oh so happy they came to see us.  We can't wait until they come back or anyone else comes to visit for that matter!!  We love you guys-

P.S. most of these pictures were not taken by me.  Margaret and Greg graciously let mecopy some so I could make a birthday surprise for Margaret!!  Thanks guys-