George Washington National Forest

Last Friday Ryan got home from work slightly early. We loaded up in the Suburban along with the Jeep and drove about an hour and half away to George Washington National Forest which is in the Appalachian Mountains. We stopped at the local gas station and bought a permit which allowed us to use the off roading trails. We drove a little bit more to the forest and parked the Suburban in the parking lot. We then packed everyone into the jeep to do a little four wheeling.

First, I must say the pictures we took do not even begin to show the steepness or actual grade of the road. At times we had a cliff on my side of the vehicle and tons of rocks/boulders to drive over. The boys and I were a little nervous at times, but loved every moment. We had a BLAST together as our adrenaline level rose. Tommy kept saying, "Jeeping fun, bumpy, Go Daddy!"

Red Skins Football Game

Ryan surprised Christopher and took him to a REDSKINS football game at FEDEX Field in Maryland. Christopher found out the day before the game. He was so EXCITED, he could hardly sleep that night.

Their tickets were in the lower bowl on the eighteen row. The Redskins played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thankfully the Redskins won the game! Ryan and Christopher had a BLAST watching the game from so close. One of Christopher's favorite football players is Chris Cooley. Chris Cooley made some great plays in this game. At the end of the game they went down to the railing to have their picture taken and a security guard handed up some endzone grass to Christopher.

The following week at school Christopher rallied his classmates to wear their favorite football jerseys to school. Each day the children would talk and spread the word to wear them again the following day. Christopher ended up wearing his Redskins jersey for four days in a row to school.

Gettysburg, Pennyslvania

Right before I left on my girls trip to Seattle, we found out that Ryan's cousin had passed away from a long battle with cancer. Her family lives in Maryland. Ryan's mom made arrangements to come out for her funeral. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see Ryan's mom, but she stayed a few days with Ryan and the boys.

Things were a little hectic at home with getting Grandma to and from the funeral, boys to school & sport games, etc. but Ryan and his mom did manage to hold the fork down. They were also able to take a day trip up to Gettysburg, Pa.



The boys had a blast climbing up the towers. Joshua for the next several days kept asking, "When can we do that adventure again?"