Uncle Ben and Aunt Winda

Uncle Ben

Sunburned Alli and Aunt Melinda after a long day

While we were in Virginia, we got to see our one and only niece! We had to secure our positions as the favorite aunt and uncle. Remember Alli? We're your favorites...your favorites!

Virginia Trip - Washington D.C.

Melinda in front of the White House, freezing.

Here is Ben getting better acquainted with Mr. Lincoln

Did I mention it was cold? Here we are in front of the Capitol Building.

A great view of Ben's nostrils as well as the Washington Monument.

Melinda in front of the beautiful cherry blossoms

We only had a few hours to spend in Washington D.C., but we saw quite a lot while we were there! We rode the Metro in and literally ran to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. It's no joke that you could spend months in the Smithsonian. There was a neat exhibit there with items from the American History museum such as Dorothy's ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz, R2D2, Babe Ruth's baseball, George Washington's coat, Marilyn Monroe's gloves, the Mormon sandstone from Nauvoo, and many other rare and historic items. It was a good sampling since we had such a short time there.

After the Smithsonian, we walked down the Mall to see the Washington Monument, White House, World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. It was awesome. Before we headed back to Brooke and Tim's house we dropped by the George Washington University Medical School just to take a look. Who knows? We might be living there in a year or so.

Virginia Trip - Williamsburg and Jamestown

Melinda looking colonial in front of a carriage in Williamsburg

Our fearless chaperones, John and Davi. Thanks for letting us stay with you and for driving us around so much!

Ben, Chris, Melinda, and Bill posing picture-perfect in front of John Smith

Chris and Winda all ready for battle atop their trusty cannon.

Ben and Melinda frolicking on the beach.

Williamsburg and Jamestown were really fun and interesting to visit. There is a lot of history to be learned there. We especially liked the new archearium at Jamestown. (And Melinda especially liked the speed-walking contests with Christine!)

Virginia Trip - Busch Gardens

Here is Melinda waiting in line at Busch Gardens with Joe and Elise in the background. She looks a little nervous!

Don't you just love Michael?

Again, don't you just love Michael? Poor Jenny, having to ride on the couples swing with him...

Yay for Wind and Lise!

Here is Josh's cute little face riding on some Ladybug-looking ride. Isn't he cute?

While on our awesome trip to Virginia, we decided to support the beer industry by going to Busch Gardens. (Ok, not really) But we did go to Busch Gardens. It was cold, but it was a lot of fun! They had some killer rides there. Melinda was a wimp and refused to go on the water rides though--so she was the designated Alli and jacket holder.