Shortly before Spring Break was Charlottesville's annual 10-miler. Always a great race complete with faithful volunteers and spectators. 1:25/8:33 Not bad for the relative lack of training compared with the prior 4 years and the delightful "chitter chatter" with Jorie the first 5 miles.
Love how they always offer me donuts at the finish line:-)
"Working" with Mom sometimes means "working" with Dino at the Brick Oven!
This is how we "Costco" these days.
The birthday gift that keeps on giving.
First spring break stop----DC to tackle Daddy in his hotel! Drove around downtown for a bit to take in all we could---Matthew's favorite was "the pencil statue"---then hit Air and Space.
Baltimore...with Caroline this year!
A handsome group of fellas.
A few special things from around the house...
We're quite fond of the one that was painted "on top" of the tree years later:-)
The son of Susan's good friend has this amazing glass blowing business that has really taken off. Tim is doing commissioned art and work for folks all over the country and has a fantastic studio for classes. What fun this was to make a necklace, a fan piece, and a starfish (for Andrew's fish tank).
Yes! The let MY children free with a blow torch!
Choosing colors
Even Andrew couldn't believe they let Matthew have the blow torch!
Shaping the starfish
Incredible crabs
The sink!
Just a chandelier in his shop
Cannot count how many games of Blokus and Mancala we played over the course of the week, but all so good.
Final stop---Dody and Granddaddy's. A 3-cornered hat from Williamsburg? Nah. A Pirate hat perfect for sleeping!
No better person to help you with your tie for church. Special morning as it was the first time Dad had sung with the choir again since his first surgery, the colectomy in November.
Must have been a busy week with the grandparents to fall asleep in the car.
