16 Years and Counting

This year's anniversary was almost a dud because of COVID-19 if it wasn't for Brian who insisted we still do something special.  It is our anniversary after all.  Plus he knows me too well to do nothing or postpone it only to have to hear about later all the things I 

wish we should've/would've done.  

So out of the blue our neighbor called us to see if Ethan and Gavin would like to come over and make pizza from scratch for dinner with his daughter, Emma.  Talk about God's perfect timing and provision!  Brian thanked him and asked if the boys could stay there a little longer afterwards so that we could have an anniversary date.  To which he happily agreed.

Hiking at Scotts Run Nature Preserve

Curbside dinner from Buffalo Wing Factory

We had so much fun on this much needed date night. Happy Anniversary Babe! So grateful to have you by my side on this crazy journey called life!  Would have rather revisited our 10th Anniversary in the Bahamas, but I'll take what I can get. 

The Bahamas circa 2014

Weekend Warriors

Saturday morning, Brian and I went on a spontaneous coffee date at Starbucks drive-thru.

Today, we tried to mix it up and went hiking at Burke Lake Park (5 miles).  It was a lot of fun!

Lake Accotink

Spring Break for the boys is coming to an end.  But before that, I wanted to get out and spend some family time on a hike. We drove to Lake Accotink in Springfield and enjoyed a beautiful day on the trail followed by a picnic lunch. We all (Kaika included) hiked over 4 miles.  Way to go Family!

Ethan found the tiniest baby turtle.  It was so cute!

More turtles sun bathing.

Fall in Shenandoah

With a beautiful and warm Fall day, we headed to the Shenandoah National Park after church for a scenic drive and a family hike.  Kaika even gets to come!

 

 

 

On the way home, we stopped for dinner and some yummy ice cream at Moo Tru.  Couldn't ask for a more perfect day!

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Family hike