Two Plus Four is Six

Our Maryland Vacation: Week 1 (Sept 27- Oct 3)

Kara, Joshua, and I flew (non-stop, thankfully) to MD on Saturday. We went to storytime at Borders bookstore and went to a couple parks during the week. The weather was gorgeous! That first week we all got colds for a few days, which was the only major downside of the whole trip.

Aunt Victoria, Makayla (one of their foster children), Grandma, and Kara

listening to a story

playing with a chair at Borders

giant swings at a park

Joshua's favorite: a bouncing seahorse

Grandma and Kara watching boats in the harbor

Madison (the other foster girl) and Joshua wishing they could be in the bath, too (again)

Joshua's "cheese!" face

Our Maryland Vacation: Week 2 (Oct 4-10)

We went to a park then enjoyed General Conference that weekend. Kara later played miniature golf for the first time (and Joshua tried playing, too). Brian flew in during the week, and we met up with his older brother and his family at the Washington, D.C. Zoo. We played frisbee golf, and the week ended with an evening out at the Melting Pot.

Push!

Uncle Trevor helping Joshua on the zipline

putt-putt

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So the ball goes into the hole, right?

picking up Daddy at the airport

at the zoo

How many orangutans are in this picture?

cousin Kaylin

Momma & Kara

frisbee golf

Brian & Joshua; Dustin (Brian's older bro) & his daughter Kaylin

a frisbee stuck in a tree

dinner at The Melting Pot... Mmmm, fondue!
Dad, Mom, Leah, Brian, Kymry, Dustin

Our Maryland Vacation: Week 3 (Oct 11-17)

At the Kinder Farm Festival we went on a hay ride, and the kids picked out pumpkins and rode on mini-tractors. Brian's favorite part was the cotton candy. Monday we went through an endowment session with some family names at the D.C. temple. The next day we went duckpin bowling, and Wednesday we hit the Baltimore Aquarium (and watched a dolphin show). Thursday was the beach, then we drove down to Virginia to visit Brian's Uncle Robbie and Aunt Gail. The kids loved their new puppy Reese! We spent that night there; the next morning we drove back to MD, and then Dad and Brian drove back to Virginia to help Dustin and Kymry move apartments. It was a full week!

Pedal those tractors!

Kara's pumpkin (also notice the one on her arm)

waiting for our turn on the hay ride

at the beautiful Washington, D.C. Temple

the Granny bowl

Joshua's turn

at the Baltimore Aquarium

Bubbles!

Look at that sea turtle!

the beach

chasing seagulls

loving the sand

helping Daddy

a jellyfish!

rinsing off

getting ready to drive to VA

Reese and Kara

Our Maryland Vacation: Week 4 (Oct 18-22)

Saturday we walked a 5K with some members of the branch there. It was a bit chilly that morning (around 45 degrees). Then the kids decorated their pumpkins, and later that day we went to Crumland Farms where there was a corn maze and fun stuff for the kids (and yummy, hot, fresh sweet corn!). Tuesday we went to Chuck E. Cheese's, and Kara helped Grandma make sugar cookies. Wednesday morning we flew back home to San Antonio. We had a wonderful vacation!

the 5K