The Dahles visit Virginia

We have been planning this trip for months and can't believe that it has already come and gone. When it comes down to it, it is family that we miss most about being away from Utah. There are some awesome deals right now at americanairlines.com from slc to richmond if anyone wants to come see us. Now for the highlights!



Everyone enjoyed the pool at our apartment complex. Seth in particular is now enjoying the comb-over on a daily basis.
Despite the bottle specifically calling for no advertisements, Kinsley hopes to submit this picture for consideration as spokesperson for no-ad. Kinsley never shied away from a picture and always looked so cute. More about Kinsley later.
Gabe takes flight at the pool courtesy of his uncle Seth. Seth tried to throw Uncle Kevin as well, but it was determined that he was unthrowable due to his length.

Here grandpa protects Claire from the wrath of T-rex at the museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. Claire slept well in grandpa's arms.

While we would never seek to rank people's excitement to be with Claire, Kinsley would definitely be number one if there was such a list. All week she asked to hold Claire and hug her and help anyway she could. Earlier this week we got a message from her stating that she would be out this Saturday to be with Claire and she just had to check with her mom. Then she stated that she would babysit everyday. Claire loves her cousin Kinsley!!! Thanks Kinsley for taking such good care of her!!!
Claire makes her first visit to the beach. It was about 105 degrees with the heat index, so our visit was very brief. It was so hot this past week. That made for a great day at Busch Gardens where the lines were short (you will notice no pictures from that part of the trip as I left my camera trusting that others would take pictures that day. I was wrong).


Claire dips her piggys in the ocean and got more than she bargained for. She let out a quick scream from the shock of the cold water. I guess we will try body surfing next year.
Uncle Eric and Cousin Sam. Killer farmer tan Eric. Killer diaper Sam!

The sting rays at the aquarium were exhilerating. Despite how it looks, Hillory is not actually touching the ray. She is much too scared to do that. This is a captured faux attempt. If you are looking for a classic Dahle story from our short time of marriage, ask her about snorkeling off the shores of Beliz.
Unfortunately the aquarium was quite a dud (as evidenced by Claire's face). This was the entire penguin display. Claire's exact quote, "Five penguins huddled on top of a rock? Real cool dad.

The ladies (plus Sam) hit D.C. for a night on the town. They had a great time at the monuments and the train station. It doesn't get any more exciting than two strollers and three kids
While the ladies were enjoying a night on the town, the guys drove up to Baltimore for a baseball game. It was actually quite amazing that we actually arrived - after being pulled over at the National Security Agency for an illegal U-turn, heading across the wrong toll-bridge across the bay, and enjoying the beauty of D.C.- Baltimore traffic on a friday evening.
It was a great game. And as we are from Utah, we had to get our picture in front of Eutaw street.

What a fabulous trip with great memories. We are working on uploading our pictures to a website for easy download and printing. Hope you are all still enjoying the blog!!!