Family Reunion

Part of the family at the Capital Building.

Hanging with George and Martha.

All the kids at Mount Vernon.

Last weekend, October the 15-17 my entire family meet in Vienna Virginia for a reunion. The event was sparked by my cousin Kathleen, who was so kind to invite us all to her wedding, and we all accepted. I have one sister who lives in New Jersey, a brother in California, and a brother in Washington, and the last time we were all together, along with our parents, was in 2004.

It was a fast paced, fun couple of days, during which we toured some Smithsonian buildings, some national monuments, the Capital Building and Mount Vernon. Of course on Saturday night there was the absolutely beautiful wedding of my cousin as well.

It was a great time of fun and laughter, some great food and conversation, and as with any reunion, a lot of picture taking.

The Horses!

Last week Helena went to the barn and took some pictures of the horses. It had been raining for a while so the horses are all rather dirty.


Cord, a twenty year-old Paso Fino is our best horse of all.











Spirit, our very lazy thirteen year-old Tennessee Walking Horse.







Nugget, a thirteen year-old Racking Horse is the best trail horse in the world.






And Suzy! She is a nine-year-old Halflinger Mare and is cart trained. She is a very enjoyable pony to ride, and she LOVES the trail!