Visit with Grandpa & Grandma

Last weekend, my in-laws were in town.  I had some work to do, so Brian and his parents took the kids to the Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum at Dulles.  They were having a special outdoor exhibit that let people sit in the airplanes.  Brennan seemed to really enjoy it!  He and Brian also went into a space shuttle launch simulator, which he really loved.

Grandma and Grandpa with Tyler in front of the space shuttle.

That weekend, we found a little turtle crawling next to our fence.  Brennan was very excited about this find.  We released the turtle into the common ground behind our property, but Brennan was very sad to see him go.  He named the turtle, "Good Friend," and hopes that he'll come visit again.

My in-laws bought us a beautiful fence, which was installed a couple of weeks ago.  The fence install resulted in even more debris that needed to be removed from our yard though!  We had a hard time finding a company who was willing to clear the yard - mostly because of the huge dirt mound that resulted from the playground.

We finally found someone to do the job, which was completed this weekend!

The yard is looking pretty good now - and Brian put down some seed down in the dirt patches.  It's great to be able to use the yard and not have to worry about the kids running off!  Thanks, Gary and Caryl!