We're having drywall repairs and painting done from the top of my 3-level townhouse to the bottom, so we've been out and about on field trips while the men work.
Yesterday, we went to another NSO Kinderkonzert at the Kennedy Center. There was a strings quartet who did a teaching lab on Musical Opposites. Once again, it was a wonderful performance!
On the way home, we stopped at Teddy Roosevelt Island for a picnic lunch. I was impressed by one of the quotations at the memorial, "If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness."
This is a picture of my kids in front of the memorial along with two of their friends who had gone to the performance with us.
Today, we went to Great Falls Park. It is a gorgeous day, the sun is shining and there is a cool breeze. The challenge was that 3dd5 is still running a fever and recovering from the flu and 1ds8 woke up sick this morning. He got sick when we arrived at the park, rested awhile in the car, and then felt well enough to hike to the overlook, but soon tired and so we returned to the van where he slept and the rest of us had a picnic, read books, laid in the sun, and played soccer in the grass. My youngest sister is visiting from Indy and is helping with the kids and packing. She'll stay with us for a month or so and I am so appreciative of her help!
This is me with the three older kids
This is my sister with the girls
We saw two Great Blue Heron and also what looked like it could have been either an eagle or a hawk. I wish I could have gotten a good picture and could have identified it better! DH would have known! Here is a picture of the falls, it's better than a postcard! Oh the glory and majesty of God's creation!
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