Yay for America!

We are happy to be in America for the next few weeks! Here we are waiting to be picked up for the airport.

Checking out the planes.

The boys were excited to be on a plane again. Thankfully they are excellent travelers and are used to the long flights!

Our first stop was Virginia for a few days. One evening we visited Manassas Battlefield for sunset, one of our favorite places. The boys loved running through the fields, climbing all over the cannons and wagons, and the beautiful weather.

I took my obligatory trip into Wegmans to admire the produce, while picking up dessert for a friend's house one evening.

I don't have many pictures, but we visited with Heidi and Jake, the Kerns for a soccer game and dinner, and Megan and Benjamin. The boys had lots of fun with the other kids, and it had been several years since our friends saw them or met them! Benjamin learning how to play Lacrosse :).

Zoey (11), Mackenzie (16), and Delaney (14), hanging out watching a movie. Crazy that Zoey was about 18 months old when we first starting spending time with their family!

Another day, we went to the Air and Space Museum and it was a big hit! First stop was the IMAX theater to see the 3D Journey to Space.

Next stop was the observation tower to watch the planes coming into Dulles Airport. 

Afterwards, we walked around the museum and the boys really wanted to see the space shuttle.

One evening, we took the boys to a pet shop and we looked at puppies. Despite the picture, the boys really did enjoy the little puppy!

In other news, we sold our townhouse in Haymarket. Nathan and I bought it in 2010, and made many nice memories there. Both boys lived there, and Caleb had many firsts there, though Benjamin was only 2 months old when we moved. It was a great place for our family and we are thankful for the time we had at 16103 Pitner Street! 

Next stop was Indianapolis, and we had a nice couple of days visiting with friends. One day we went to the children's museum with Nathan's good friend from college, Bart, and his son Hugo. They recently moved back to the US from Thailand and it was good to see them!

It was so crowded because it was spring break, but we saw a few of the exhibits. The boys enjoying excavation site from China.

Sliding down the chocolate slide

Outer space Benjamin

That evening, we visited with Tom and Erin for dinner, and got to see Jenna, Rex, and meet baby Bryn.

Another morning, we visited Jeff and Carol, and got to meet Christopher and Nicholas.

It was a fun first week back in the US, filled with lots of good visits with friends, visiting places we love, and eating lots of Chick-fil-a:). We just arrived in IL and are excited for a fun and relaxing couple of weeks!