Guests!

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

These last few weeks have brought lots more visitors and lots more fun.  Steve was able to go to Florida to the Green Schools Conference, which allowed him to spend some time exploring the swamps, fishing in the ocean and eating yummy Cuban food.  While he was away, we had a quick visit from Yelena and Katy, our neighbors from Bellingham, as they toured Georgetown University as an possible grad school for Katy.  The kids loved seeing familiar faces and we had a nice visit with them in Foggy Bottom.

Our great friend John came to stay with us...it was his first trip to DC, so Steve took him on most memorable DC city run ever....through the mall, to all the major monuments and T. Roosevelt Island.  Then Sawyer took him to the Air and Space Museum to see the great pieces of history there.  It was such a treat to have John visit us and made us miss all our friends at home. It was nice to be able to share a bit of our lives with him.

Don and Marguerite Shepherd also visited this week. While Don and Steve worked, Marguerite and I trekked around the sites.  We enjoyed a few fun dinners and lots of laughs with our good friends. We feel so lucky to have so many people visit us!

Natalie shared her "Ice Needs Space" Science Fair project with her school; we got some warm sunny days to get us pumped for sunny Spring weather; and Steve and I started our Krav Maga workout program. Krav Maga is an Israeli military self-defense martial art....so it is crazy (but fun)to learn to defend ourselves from guns, choke holds, knives and executions.  Just Google it, if you don't understand. :) It is so very romantic. 

Steve making a human sundial on his trip to Florida.

Taking on the Florida swamps.

It was a treat to have our Bellingham neighbors Yelena and Katy visit us on Katy's tour of Georgetown University.

Springtime is coming to DC.

This is what happens to my bed when dad goes to conferences.

Natalie and her buddy, Siddarth, showing off their Science Fair projects.

Steve and the Science Fair snake...how lovely.

Sawyer and his Science Fair tarantula...how lovely.

Yay...John came to visit and spend time reading grants at NSF with Steve. Here we are in our elevator.

John and his quick tour of DC.

This is what Snowquester looked like...schools closed...why?

Snowday salon.

Don and Marguerite showing Sawyer how to be fancy with his pinky. 

Playdate.

Washington Lee HS pool time.

Don at the Library of Congress.

Marguerite and I explored the city while the boys went to work.

Learning time at the Smithsonian.

Another quick visit from Anna!  What a treat!

New Easter sweater pose.

Getting smarter...bone puzzle at the forensics lab at the Smithsonian.

Our first super Spring-y day...65 degrees...and a boy in the creek...