Springtime in Washington DC

                                            We had such a happy trip to see Amy, Brian and their family.  We played in the yard, played tag, ball and pushed the girls on the swing.  Vera wanted to do everything Ella did.
  We received a happy greeting from Ella and Vera as they show us their prowess of jumping and sliding on the chair.
Brian and Amy took us to their favorite French restaurant.  It is my second time there and it really is fabulous.  They are always such gracious and generous hosts.  It is a "Five Star" experience.
Such a nice evening.
We played games.
Ella dressed up for us.
We visited Arlington Cemetary.  It was a beautiful day.  The blossoming trees and gardens were  a wonderful departure from Utah snow.
Part of the timing of our visit was to join Amy and Brian at the BYU Management Society, Washington chapter annual dinner.  The speaker was Elder Henry B Eyring.  Brian was privileged to be the escort for the Eyrings during their visit.  We packed very fancy lunches for their hotel room and Ella helped.  She is very good at singing and making up lyrics as she goes.  She was singing a lovely song and we commented to her how beautiful it was to make a song about Baby Jesus.  She informed us the song was about the "baby cheeses" we were putting in the lunches.
Amy and Brian are great parents.  
Ella gave a talk for sharing time.
Ganet is such a big help.  She tends, cleans and cooks.  She works hard all day long.  She is a kind, gentle person.
We rode bikes on the church parking lot behind their house.
We toured the sites of Washington DC.


We went with Amy when she ran a 5K.  The event ended up being a mostly singles event and Amy said she was probably the only one whose mother was there pinning on their numbers.
Waiting for Amy to finish the race.

                                             

We did some fun projects while we were there.
Planting the yard.  We had such a good time.  Amy and Brian help us feel so special.  We loved the time we spent with Ella, Vera, Amy and Brian.

Happy Birthday David

Today is David Thayne Bellessa's 60th birthday.  It started out with breakfast in bed, a phone call from Howard and Calder, a dusting of snow and a trip to the office.  We'll see how the rest of the day goes.

David's two favorite things to do:  skiing and golfing.  There is nothing better than doing those things with his family.

I make reference to my Valentine's posting as to how I feel about him.  I'd like to let him know your greetings to him on his birthday.  The best part of his day would be hearing from you.