First Day of School Junior Year

Lillie is a junior!!  Can you believe it??  We are so proud of her. She is so smart and is a leader, musician and all around very good girl!  

Someone is learning to drive

Today we hit a super big milestone. Lillie got her learners permit and took her out for a drive. Well actually she took us out for a drive. Like anything she does, she made us so proud. She got a perfect score on the written driving exam and she did such a good job at the wheel. No jerking no excitable moments. Just slow cautious driving!!  She did a good job. 

We love Aunty Bertha

We had such a fun time with aunty Bertha this last month. We wish she can come back and visit soon. 

First day June 29, 2021:

Last day July 24, 2021:

She loved all our tall trees!

And she loved the music we played for her:

We will miss Aunty very much. She was so generous too. She always wanted to treat us and pay for us. We are so thankful for that. It was so nice of her to do that. We love our Aunty Bertha!

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.