Aunty Berta Comes for a Visit

 Week 3:

This week began with a tour of Arlington National Cemetery. We saw and heard about all the soldiers hurried there. She enjoyed seeing John F. Kennedy’s plot. She was sad at how many people have been killed in wars. 

All throughout Aunty’s trip we have been cooking for her our favorite meals. This week was no exception with beef stew and shrimp tempura. 

This week we went out for teppanyaki where they cook in front of you in a theatrical way. It was fun and the food was really good. 

Aunty Berta Comes for a Visit

Week 2:

It began with a festive July 4th dinner. We didn’t make it out to the National Mall because the traffic and crowds would have made it not very pleasant. But we did okay with our own patriotic music and a festive dinner of hot dogs, baked beans and corn on the cob!

Monday we went back into DC to see the Museum of American History.  It was fun to see iconic American memorabilia and be reminded of how great it is to live in this country.  

Lillie brought a friend with her  it was nice to meet her.  Aunty went on a virtual ride with them  she was dizzy by the time it ended! 

The music display in the museum had a saxophone  it reminded Aunty of grandpa and his saxophone playing days!!

And at the end of the day we rode the paddle boats at the tidal basin. It was a lot of fun to be out on the open waters!!

Aunty loved the Natural history museum with all the animals!

We ate at a fondue place where you cook everything fondue style at your table.  Aunty had never done that before.

We also enjoyed a sunset concert on the Potomac river.  She loved eating picnic style and listening to the Air Force jazz band!

And the highlight of the week was bowling.  She had not been in a while.  But she ended up wining and having the best score of all of us.  

Lillie Can Ride a Bike

Lillie finally can ride a bike!!  We are so proud of her. Once again she overcame a little fear of falling down and figured out how to do it!!  She has a lot of grit and determination. Now onto four wheels!!  

Aunty Berta Comes for a Visit

Week 1

We have wanted Aunty to visit for a long time. We just knew she would love seeing the DC area and that we would love being with her. She decided to come for a month!!  Here are pics from her first week. We are having a blast!!

The airport had a beautiful stained glass crab exhibit. Perfect to welcome Aunty to Maryland. And she matched the crab too. 

When we arrived Lillie gave her a tour of our home and we fed her after a long day of travel. We were so happy to have Aunty here!!

The very next day we arranged for a boat ride on the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland, where we live. 

The rest of the week we went into DC. We went to some museums and saw the Washington monument and the Capitol. We enjoyed cooking meals together and eating out. On the weekend we went to an outside craft fair at Eastern Market and did more sightseeing. Aunty baked us some banana bread and we loved it. We are thoroughly enjoying ourselves!!

We also wanted to teach Aunty how to use her new iPhone. So we took a zoom class. 

Lillie loves have her grand Aunty around the house!

We also took Aunty to see the headquarters of the AFL-CIO. Her father, my grandfather, worked for the chapter in Hawaii.  He retired from there in the 80s. 

YW camp

Our Lillie was at camp last week. It is hard to believe that it is her fourth year camping!  She was old enough to help be one of the youth leaders. 

CYSO

We are so proud of Lillie. She ended the year with CYSO with a real bang!  The virtual thing was less than optimal. But when they started to meet in person things started to get better and she really did well. The group sounded amazing and her conductor really recognized her hard work. 

Here she is with Mr. Benichou.