Mia's morning out

Up at 5:45am on a Saturday (which means I was too) and ready to go (her not me).

I've got my milk and my "purse." Come on people, lets move it!
What is taking so long?!
Finally, at Great Harvest for breakfast, coffee, and reading the newspaper before shopping for deals :)

April in D.C. - Easter Weekend

April out in D.C. was amazingly fun! Here is a quick summary of the 200+ pictures that were taken...

Uneventful flight out to Maryland, Mia slept the whole time!




Once out there, it was playtime with the family. Mia was so excited to see her cousin Hannah again!

And there is nothing quite as fun as banging a spoon on Uncle Tim's noggin!

Not sure what to think about this crib, but Hannah seems to love her mobile!

Lots of fun time at Betsy and Dan's house, but it was also great to get up early for breakfast at Tim & Tida's place! Then off to the Dulles Air and Space museum. It was a great trip and so many neat things to see (including this ridiculously fast "blackbird").

Dan explained it all to Mia... WOW!!!

Then up early in the morning for a sunrise Easter service at the Lincoln Memorial.

What a beautiful morning!

Quick photo op before the service...

and after!

Still in our Sunday best, we hang out while the Easter bunny is busy in Betsy's basement.

Still waiting we went outside to play around and take some pictures!

The bunny finished up and hid candy ALL OVER the basement! Mia was too focused and spent the entire time taking chocolate eggs out of the bouncer ;)

After a delicious easter dinner we all piled into the car for a walk in the flower gardens!

What a great Easter weekend with the Strey family!

Ashland in April

Dan had to work a show in Ashland, WI so Mia and I packed up and joined him for a little family time. Mia had all her outside gear ready to go. Unfortunately, it snowed the entire time.

Lucky for us our hotel had a pool!
Everyone got to enjoy the pool. Even Dan was willing to get up early on Saturday before his show for a little dip!

What a great weekend - and what a great face!

Hotel rooms are great. They are also the place that we learned Mia knew how to get her own snacks out of their bottles... such a clever gal!

Just an overnight adventure but what a fun time!