Washington, D.C.

 We  had a great spring break 2014. Heath had to go to Boise to support the Bonneville's girls softball team so we made a family trip out of it. We had a great time being together even though the weather was rainy and cold. We swam a lot in the hotel, went shopping (Hannah was excited about her new clothes), watched softball, went out to eat. The kids favorite place was Dave and Busters. They had a really fun time playing the games and getting tickets. Hannah and I went to the Women's general broadcast which was the first time for girls 8 and up to go. When we returned home we quickly packed for our next week's worth of fun. The kids had many nights of sleepovers planned and Heath and I were heading to Washington, D.C. for him to be recognized at the national level for being chosen Idaho's Assistant Principal of the year.

The kids had a full week of going to lots of houses. Kinley and Hannah slept at the Taylor's house for a few nights. Hayden and Chloe slept at the Becks one night and the Sargent's the other. They all had a few nights at both grandparents house and even ended up at Cody's for a night. They had a great time but they really missed their parents and we received many phone calls telling us just that.

Heath and I had an absolutely wonderful time being together in Washington. It was crazy to just be us for a week and enjoy being just a couple. The association put on a wonderful few days for us and we were really spoiled with all they did for us. We had a lot of wonderful dinners, speakers and events. We even dressed up in our best and went to big gala where he was recognized.

 

Heath's group on Capitol Hill before we met with the congressmen and senators from our state.  

 

 
 


 We had a great time seeing all the sights of D.C. We of course went all around the mall and all the memorials there. We went to the Holocaust museum. I got to go through the white house (heath forgot his id). We went to Arlington national cemetery which was so awesome to see the tomb of the unknown solider. One of my favorite things was while Heath was in meetings I went for a 12 mile run around the city, memorial, white house, mall, and union station. It was so fun to see all the sights while running. We loved the museums too.

 For the weekend, we rented a car and drove up to Gettysburg, Annapolis and had dinner and then the next day we drove around Georgetown, the national Cathedral and then to Mount Vernon. Everything was so incredible to see all the history. It really was a great week.