Monday Abbey and Steve took Jaxon and Layla to the White House Easter Egg Roll. While they didn't roll any eggs, they enjoyed all of the other activities, including posing with the Washington National Presidents.
After an early morning, the fam went back and rested up while Kelly and Ben went to work. We met up later at Pi for dinner. Pi is a St. Louis based pizza restaurant with many menu items named after the Gateway to the West. Since it was the last time the fam will be together before our birthdays, we headed back to the apartment for birthday cake. Katie had stayed up late the night before baking a cake, inspired by the White House, that was delicious.
Everyone except Kelly's mom and dad headed back on Tuesday. Kelly took the day off from work and took her parents to Annapolis, MD. On the way, we stopped at the National Arboretum to see the Azaleas in full bloom.
Our first stop in Annapolis was the state capitol. For our loyal readers, you may remember how much Ben and Kelly love this city, especially the capitol complex.
Next up was the Naval Academy. It was a school day so the campus was full of cadets walking to and from class in full uniform. We went into Memorial Hall, the Dry Dock and the Cathedral before heading for lunch. We walked around Annapolis's great downtown business district before grabbing a sandwich from a local pub.
We headed back to the district and had a relaxing evening at home. They headed out early the next day and made it home by late evening. It was a great visit and we are glad they came.
The week was spent recovering from an exciting weekend. We decided to celebrate our 6 month wedding anniversary by playing paintball. A few months back we bought Groupon deals for a day of paintball in Virginia.
At first it was a lot of fun. Rolling around in the dirt and shooting paintballs at folks was very entertaining. Kelly got off to a good start. Of the 10 minute game, she stayed "alive" for about 8 minutes before getting hit on the head.
Ben didn't have such luck. He was eliminated so quickly he didn't get to shoot his gun. The second game didn't get much better. After a few minutes, Ben limped off the field after injuring his knee.
Despite the battle wound, he continued to play three more games before calling it a day. Overall it was a fun experience, but its safe to say we have officially retired from the dangers of the paintball battlefield.
We spent all of Sunday and most of the week resting and recovering from our numerous paintball injuries.
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