Back in Action

Well we've all been having a fabulous time over here seeing all the sights with lots of family visitors over the past 2-ish weeks. Bryce's aunt, uncle & cousin came to visit and we ran all over town with them. They had incredible timing and we lucked our way into all kinds of fun due to random coincidences. Example = the day we toured the monuments happened to be Jefferson's birthday so there was this big birthday thing going on at the monument. Then, the Cherry Blossom Festival parade was the morning we went down to get tickets to the Capitol. I actually knew the parade was going to be that day but didn't think we'd see it -- mostly b/c I didn't think it would be very big. That would where I would be WRONG. Holy smokes. It was HUGE!! Floats, horses, dancers, marching bands, clowns, etc... It was incredible! Anyway, the last coincidence happened when we got to Ford's Theater and it happened to be the anniversary of Lincoln's assassination so there was this cool program with people dressed up in costume, etc. Good times. Anyway, here are some pics of that party of peeps:

Kyle, me, Sophie, Bryce and Beejay in front of the Capitol

Sophie with Aunt Beejay

Bruce introducing Sophie to the joys of mint chocolate brownies.
Bruce is Sophie's new favorite great-uncle.

A few days after Bruce & co. left Bryce's mom, dad, and sister arrived! It was a total LaPierre party let me tell you! Bryce's sister, Lisa, and her husband, Jim, came the next day and we had all kinds of fun.

3 Generations: Bryce, Sophie & Grandpa at the Native American museum

Sophie loved getting down on the floor and doing exercises with Grandma - this was hilarious. :)

And one, two, three, four... Feel the burn!!

We also celebrated Dad's birthday while they were here. This is one of the greatest blowing-the-candles-out pics I've ever seen! Happy Birthday!!Sophie with her east coast grandparents :)...and with her parents...and with her aunts and uncle!Sophie was a little peach and provided much entertainment for all of us. She showed off how she likes to wrestle with her stuffed lion and chicken - hilarious. Here she is gnawing on her chicken's foot. With Aunt Laree
Cute little Laree and her carrots. :) It was about 10:30 at night and we'd already had this incredible dinner that Lisa & Jim made, birthday cake and ice cream and I think we were all about ready to call it a night. All of sudden Laree pops in with these two carrots in hand... it was so out of the blue it was hilarious. We love you, Laree!!

Our house feels so big and quiet now... who wants to come visit next??