An epic graduation gift - Joey sings
11. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Gotta love me some Culture Club!
Beach Boys (and Girls!)
11. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
It’s crazy how warm the Atlantic Ocean is, so very very different from the Pacific. So we had a lot of fun splashing around.
Sunset golf! (And Moonlight walk!)
11. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
The temp was still perfection at Virginia Beach this evening, so we walked for some putt putt, saw an amazing sunset and had some laughs on the way. But the full moon over Atlantic Avenue wasLes mer
Blessed this morning!
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
While we missed the sunrise this morning and haven’t spotted any dolphins, it’s still a marvelous view. Enjoying some journaling and reflecting on God’s provision for Elijah in the OldLes mer
On the Hunt!
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Pretty cool to see a group of osprey right outside our window fishing in the Atlantic. God’s creation is incredible.
Eval on VA from the Boys
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
All about our two days in Virginia Beach….
VA Beach reflections from the girls
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Hearing from the ladies about our VA time!
Other flyers!
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
It was a bit of hide and go seek at first… We could hear the Jets, but then we wouldn’t see them. Having them fly over us was stupendous!
Ol’ School!
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We all got a taste of history today in Williamsburg and Yorktown and Jamestown. Excited for a real meal here in Colonial Williamsburg soon.
Good Eating indeed
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
In colonial Williamsburg, we ate at the Kings Arms Tavern - dishes, like duck and venison and peanut soup certainly hit the spot. Had no clue that history would taste so great.
Heading into DC
12. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Can’t wait to make the most of our nation’s capital this week! (Watch quick and you can see the Washington Monument…and then bushes!)
Takeoff!!
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Unbelievable all of the exhibits they have at the Air and Space Museum. I know we are sad that some of the exhibits were closed off for renovation, our two hours here “flew” by!
Wet Stuff…Fun bus tour
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Warm rain is still…wet! But everyone was troopers and we started getting oriented to DC!
Ford’s Theater is quite an experience
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Considering the place where Lincoln was assassinated was truly quite an experience. Like everything else in DC, we wish we could’ve spent five times as much time there looking over all the details.
Who knew? Archives are awesome!
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Of course, we came home last night and watched “National Treasure” (though Chris quickly fell asleep.). So interesting to see documents from our history, only four remaining original copies of theLes mer
Artsy!
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Wish we had three days to wander the Portrait Gallery and Art Museum…wow, just wow! (Famous people and creativity for days.). Lisa was excited to see the namesake of the Abgar score for newbornsLes mer
Hail to the Chief
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Presidential portraits were incredibly diverse and many of them very moving.
A bit tired tonight…
13. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Finally, heading home on the metro… It’s early, but we are spent!
So proud of our Navy vet!
14. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Very special to visit the Navy Memorial with our veteran Lisa (both on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.) made sure that she was in the Navy log in the visitor center and had a really nice visitLes mer
Day (not night) at the Museum
14. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Wish we had two full days for all this!
Sunny Bus Tour time
14. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Our bus ride today was glorious, so fun to sit on the top of the bus and see all the things up close and personal. It’s a big bus tour also has a really great narration with DC history.
Walking the Monuments
14. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Put some steps on making our way along the National Mall to see the Lincoln Memorial. (And there were cute ducklings in the Reflecting Pool as well.)
Very special to see some of the notes thatLes mer
Chris/Lisa date night
14. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
We had just enough energy for one more little walk passed the White House (where we saw some street hockey!) and showed up the Old Ebbit Grill - the oldest salon in Washington - for dinner (andLes mer
Snafu #2
15. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
When it comes to flat tires, I’m grateful that our situation was not too serious. One of our tires had been losing air and was totally flat last night, so I knew some intervention was required. SoLes mer
A “Capitol” Experience!
15. mai 2025, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
A great big thank you for our friend Kole Musgrove, who got us in touch with representative Michael Baumgartner’s office for a tour of the capitol! Our tour guide’s name was Lindsey, a recent gradLes mer


























































































































































































