February Activities

In February we (mainly Alissa) were dealing with illness, but we did manage to have some fun too. Dave took the boys to the Udvar-Hazy Center (a part of the National Air and Space Museum) to see the huge planes on exhibit there. The highlight - the SR-71 Blackbird.

As a part of the Royal Rangers program at our church, the boys spent two days participating in their first Pinewood Derby car build and race. Dave worked very hard to help the boys build their cars and then they each got to race against other boys in their age bracket. Grayson got first place in his age group for design/creativity and Jack's car actually got third place in speed for his age range. They were both so excited and we all loved watching the pinewood derby action.

Alissa (mostly recuperated) got to attend a Bon Jovi concert at the Verizon Center in downtown D.C. with her friend Jamie. It was a blast from the past and she enjoyed getting to have girls' night out on the town.

For school, both boys tackled some new projects. Jack researched the Revolutionary War and created a power point presentation. Grayson researched gorillas and then designed a lap book (see the slide show to the right).