4th of July in Washington, DC

Frank and I went to The Fireworks in Washington, DC this weekend. We had great seats near the base of the Washington Monument from which we could see the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials and the White House! As one would expect, the fireworks were beautiful! Unfortunately, there was a downpour for about an hour before the fireworks but we don't melt! (It reminded me of the first year of the Boise River Festival when they had picked the weekend for its lowest chance of rain and then there was a huge flash flood style rain!) It still amazes me how much precipitation we get here - about 4 inches of rain per month all year round! No wonder you don't need sprinklers here for your yard! :-)

It's A Girl!

When Frank asked how certain the doctor was that the baby is a girl, she started out saying that we shouldn't paint the bedroom pink yet. However, after looking at the ultrasound photos, she said we could go ahead and paint the house pink - It's A Girl! Frank and I haven't picked a name yet but we'll let you know when we do.

National Zoo Visit

Frank and I went to the National Zoo for a fun day out. It turns out that it is almost in our backyard! The layout of the Zoo is such that you start at the top of the hill and walk down the hill into the Zoo - all I have to say is that it is a good thing there was ice cream waiting back at the top of the hill or I might still be in the Zoo! :-)

A little known fact, Frank's favorite animal is the Anteater. We looked the whole day for an Anteater and found a statue in front of the mammal exhibit but no Anteater. I was sure that I had seen one on the website so I checked back. Turns out they are in the Amazonia area (who knew?) so we will have to go back to make their acquaintance! Two of our other favorite animals to watch were the Panda and the Tiger so I've attached their photos.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Frank and I went to the Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks last night! We figured such an uniquely DC thing to do that we should go and do it. The crowds were huge (we had to wait to get on Metro to come home for what seemed like an hour!) but the fireworks were great!

Pictures...

I keep getting questions about house pictures and never seem to have them with me so I thought I'd post a picture or two for those who are interested.

This is the front of the house in November.

These are two pictures from the backyard, one looking toward the house and one looking away from the house. The add-on in the first picture is our office with a great window looking out on the backyard. The second picture shows the toolshed - Frank's second home!

That concludes the picture show for now. As Frank and I continue to get settled in, I'm sure we'll have new adventures that will require additional photodocumentation! :-)

Frick & Frack

Great news here in Chevy Chase - Frank has found and set up our wireless router! :-) Hopefully that means you will be seeing more postings...

On a more serious note of good news, Frank and I have adopted two kittens. They are approximately 10 weeks old. We have named the orange tabby, Braxon, and the black and white guy, Thompson. With these two, everything is a big adventure (I know it doesn't look that way in this photo but we had to wait until they were asleep before we could get them both in one picture)!

Christmas Cheer

Well the Christmas holiday is winding down...

Frank and I are still busy unpacking but got a break with a wonderful visit from Frank's family. We went to Washington, DC for the first time as new residents. I was shocked to learn that I now live closer to the Nation's Capitol than I lived to the State of Idaho's Capitol my whole childhood! We got to go see the National Christmas tree and each State's Christmas tree - what fun!?!

Frank and I determined we are ready to welcome a new cat into our lives. We hit a minor speed bump - it seems adopting a cat in the city is nigh-unto impossible. We had to give veterinary references for the application for the Humane Society - they'll get back in about a week for our home visit. Geesh - who knew!?! I'll keep you up to date on our progress...