Quality time with Owen and Sydney

Uncle Dennis plays "horsie" with my niece and nephew. (The jump rope serves as the reins)...lol

Celebrating my birthday

Sydney and Owen decorated my cake...

Awww...

So, as we walked around DC I kept asking my nephew, Owen, if I could hold him and he kept telling me "NO!" Then he immediately ran over to Dennis and said "Hold me uncle Dennis!"... It's hard for me to be too hurt because it's so cute!

The Lincon Memorial

The Washington Monument

The White House

(That's my nephew behind us)

The Smithsonian

Washington DC

While visiting my brother and sister-in-law in Fredericksburg Virginia, we went to Washington DC. Here we are in front of The Capitol building.

Long trip to Virginia!

Dennis and I drove 20 hours to Fredericksburg, Virginia to visit my brother and his family and to leave our truck for them to use while Dennis is deployed. At one point throughout the trip Dennis was pulling my hair and I was punching him in the stomach trying to get him to stop...and I think I only cried once, maybe twice... However, despite the extensive amount of time in the truck together, we survived! We had thought we lost the Christmas tree (we had an extra tree at home so we were taking one to my brother) because we saw the box fly out the back but luckily all of (or at least most of) the pieces were still in the truck!

San Diego Zoo

We went to the San Diego Zoo. Dennis loves animals especially the monkeys. He hopes to have one some day...Not going to happen!!

IN-N-OUT San Deigo

Dennis had never experienced In-N-Out burger...It's more like In-N-Wait but it's still good.

Sea World

While in Sand Diego, we went to Sea World to see Shamu! Along with the Dolphins and Sea Lions.

Gaslamp Quarter San Diego

Cute little restaurants and shopping district near our hotel.

Taking the kids to six flags

I took 14 teenagers to Six Flags in Texas!