Midway Bellessas: 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.