sawyer all american family tour

last week was the boys' spring break, and we ventured up to d.c. for several days to see the sights. now, i am not good at sight-seeing, and the city completely whipped me (it is possible that having 2 boys with the energy level of young chimpanzees may also have contributed).

but the great thing about our trip was seeing some good friends, the sawyers and 1/2 of the scotts (sadly, justin was at a funeral), and my favorite experience was walking around the monuments at night with everyone. and my very, very favorite thing was listening, while we walked, to michael and wyatt talk. wyatt's constant "what ifs" and "would you rather have this experience or that experience" and his desire for me to engage in mathematical equations and whatnot leave me feeling dizzy and exhausted on my good days. michael, on the other hand, played with wyatt conversationally in a way that was just beautiful. michael is one of those unassuming geniuses, and wyatt finally met his match. he actually had to walk away at one point in the conversation because he was so frustrated that michael had bested him. (if you don't know wyatt, you might not understand why this is such a good thing, but trust me, it is.) here we are (i'm behind the camera): wyatt, winn, michael, baby max, amy, erin, and seth (who, incidentally, commented a number of times about how much fun it was to hang out with erin. he's had a little bit of a crush on her for years.)


if you are able to make it up to d.c., i highly recommend the sawyer all american family tour. they know all the sights to see and how to get around, but most importantly, they know where the best food is.

continuing with the category of "things that make me happy"

i just spent the last week cruising around the bahamas with my sister. this is sooo my natural habitat. will you look at that water?!

and the time with my beautiful sister was priceless.