Dunn Diaries

[...] . Very interesting and kind of "Greek" looking. We stopped in front of the Washington Monument. We walked to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. We told the boys that [...]

[...] the place, from the Lincoln Memorial to the Veteran's Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument, and the WWII Memorial and then along the Tidal Basin to the Jefferson Memorial. (We had SO [...]

[...] Here in the family reading tent, we were flanked by the Capitol on our right... ... and the Washington Monument on our left. Pretty cool! We got a great pink bag, some stickers, and a poster just for [...]

[...] family photo. I liked this picture with the sun rays in front of the White House and the Washington Monument behind. Up on the roof is a sniper, too! On The Ellipse (the lawn on the other side of the [...]

[...] The Electric Palm, for dinner one night. Daniel had surgery to remove his adenoids while Grandpa Dan & Grandma Patty were here. It was so nice having Patty with me at the hospital! [...]

[...] . The boys really enjoyed helping with the leaves. The next two pictures are dedicated to Grandpa Dan. Daniel (in the top picture) and Ezra (in the 2nd & 3rd pictures) are sweeping the [...]

[...] ! Our family Christmas traditions include a "special" Christmas eve present from Grandpa Dan and Grandma Patty. New pajamas, of course. The boys love it! And here's the result ... [...]

[...] Palm, for dinner one night. Daniel had surgery to remove his adenoids while Grandpa Dan & Grandma Patty were here. It was so nice having Patty with me at the hospital! Daniel did great. After a [...]

[...] traditions include a "special" Christmas eve present from Grandpa Dan and Grandma Patty. New pajamas, of course. The boys love it! And here's the result ... the boys in the [...]

[...] Pin The Tail On The Donkey. I made a chocolate cake and bought some Spider Man cupcakes. Happy birthday, sweet Ezra. We love you! [...]

[...] Mikey turned 7 in December. Happy birthday, sweet boy! We forgot to give him his Schultute at the beginning of first grade (a special [...]

[...] Daniel turned 9 in December. Happy birthday, Daniel! You are such a special boy! We celebrated with a Star Wars cake. Daniel is very [...]

[...] I love the library! It was one of my favorite places as a child and it's a favorite with my own kids. One of the local public libraries is just [...]

[...] Boy, were we surprised! What a hidden gem! The Library of Congress turned out to be one of my favorite places in DC. It was beautiful! A work of art! It was built to compete with the architecture in [...]

[...] the grassy Mall. On our walk from our parking place to the festival, we stopped at one of my favorite places on the Mall to show Steve, since this was our first time downtown with him. I love the [...]

September started with the boys at new schools. Daniel was accepted into a part-day German immersion program at Orange Hunt, a school in our district [...]

[...] in on the action. Daniel... Ezra (look at that smile!)... Michael... The tree farm had some cute photo opps. Cheer up, Steve! Christmas is supposed to be fun! I feel like Snow White and the 4 dwarfs. [...]

[...] motorcycle dedicated to the US Army. We gave Grandpa Dan & Grandma Patty a tour of the hospital Steve is working at this year. This cool fountain (coming down from above) is in the lobby. [...]

[...] . This cute little beaver guy was the festival mascot and he was everywhere. Look at these two cute beavers! This was a lovely day and one of the highlights of my time with dad! [...]