Gracie's Dugout: August 2009

...or so it seemed. We always knew Grace was a good traveler, but this last expedition put her to the test. From Boone to North Platte, NE to Golden/Evergreen, CO, back to Boone for one night then off to Washington, DC for a week. While it was a whirlwind of a trip it was FANTASTIC!

I would say the highlights were seeing all of the family in CO and Grace getting to spend the week with Grandma Jan in DC. And a VERY special treat for me...whitewater rafting with my brothers and their gals. Thanks guys!!!

As you can imagine, we have tons of pictures from our travels...here is a sampling with more in the albums.

Uncle Cary (aka "The Godfather") was at it again teaching Grace all kinds of fun new tricks. Actually, she might have taught him this one.

From McEwen Wedding

All dressed up and on our way to Kelly's wedding. If anyone has other pictures from the wedding, we'd love to see them!

From McEwen Wedding

Grace lookin' cute in her wedding dress and practicing her walking.

From McEwen Wedding

Yippy for Grandma time! Grace and Grandma Jan had a blast together in CO and DC.

From McEwen Wedding

Cousins! As always, the girls were excited to see each other. They had a great time swimming together, too. I think we're raising a couple little "feeshies" (as Anna would say.)

From McEwen Wedding

So this pict. isn't from the trip, but I had to share it....think someone looks guilty?

From McEwen Wedding

On the water. We took a water taxi from our hotel to the historic city of Alexandria where we found some cute shops and a fantastic ice cream parlor!

From DC Club

On the water again, but this time in Anapolis. We toured through their state capitol building, the naval academy, and took a ferry ride around the harbor. I think we all liked being on the water the best.

From DC Club

Unfortunately, Grace was asleep at the Museum of Natural History...she loves kitties, so I think she would've gotten a kick out of this giant "kitty".

From DC Club

Part of Lucas' recognition for work included a rooftop dinner a couple blocks from the Capitol. We had almost a 360 degree view of DC and it was breathtaking!

From DC Club

Grace got up close and personal with Mr. Lincoln. I was especially impressed with how large and, for lack of a better word, grand the Lincoln Memorial is.