Right after we got to Fort Drum in June, Amasa found that he wasn't going to have a lot to do until he inprocessed and got credentialed. So, his commanding officer asked him if he wanted to get Lasik and of course Amasa said "Yes"! At the beginning of July we went as a family to D.C. The army paid for the hotel and the surgery all we had to pay for was the fun! I think we had more fun than Amasa since he spent a lot of the time at Walter Reed or the hotel.
The first full day there we took the kids to an outdoor mall down the road where they had a fountain splash park. It was pretty fun and very necessary since there were breaking temps that week in D.C. I think it got up to about 110* while we were there. It was HOT!
Day 2, Amasa was able to get out so that was the day we saw all of the monuments. As you can tell from the pictures, we were a sweaty mess. All we really consumed that day was popsicles and water.
Day 3, was Amasa's surgery day, so the kids and I headed out right after he got back from Walter Reed and went to the Museum of Natural History. They had a blast.
Day 4 and 5 we drove to Fredericksburg, VA to visit Amasa's brother and his family. We spent a nice weekend relaxing at their house and celebrating our niece, Indi's, 12th birthday. The kids also really enjoyed seeing and playing with their cousins.
Day 6 Amasa was the sweetest husband ever. He watched the kids so I could go do stuff around D.C. by myself. I started out the morning at the Eastern Market. Then I went to the Museum of American History. I walked around a bit before heading back. While I was gone, Amasa took the kids to a movie.
We really enjoyed our time there. It was a first for all of us. My sister, Beth, also made the trip a lot easier. She was really nice to send her metro smart card to me all loaded with money. She also put up with my calling 20 times a day to ask questions!
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| This is Malachi standing by a bee hive. This was the closest I could get him to stand to it! |
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