Spring Break, 2008

The children and I went on quite a few local adventures over spring break. We ran down to Monticello and toured Thomas Jefferson's house - incredibly interesting and warm - Charlottesville is about 5 degrees warmer than D.C. Then we went downtown a few days later and visited the butterfly exhibit at the Museum of Natural History. Andy had an awesome time exploring the Discovery Center - he's pictured here holding a squid.

A week in Mexico

Anita and I spent a week in Tulum Mexico in January. We stayed at Amansala, otherwise known as Bikini Bootcamp, and had a ball. We exercised each day for 5 hours and in between all the exercise we ate incredibly healthy food, visited local sites including Mayan ruins, and played on the beach. It was the best week of our lives!! We are planning on going back next year.

Addie's birthday in New York City

Addie and I spent March 15th in New York City for her 15th birthday. We took the train up early in the morning and then proceeded to take New York by storm. We visited the Toys R Us - complete with 3 story indoor ferris wheel, Hard Rock Cafe, took in the broadway play Wicked, visited Rockefeller Center and the American Girl store and ended up at a singing diner. The train ride how was spent napping - it was a 21 hour day from start to finish and we had a ball!