Mama goes to the Hill with Hemos

It has been a few busy 6 weeks side we last checked in. But first, some highlights from this past weekend when Mama went (alone!!!) to Washington, DC to attend the National Hemophilia Foundation's Annual Meeting. She went on behalf of a patient advocacy board and with a few personal questions to be answered. She meet up with old friends and new, as well as snuck out for a little late night silliness on the hill….

Indiana Crew

Important folks during the passing of the Ricky Ray Act 20 years ago

New Blood Sisters!

Celeb Sighting!

The POTUS' with the Mostest

Dinner at Mintwood…yum!

IN might be humiliated here in a week…. it's a good thing.

Vintage Inaugural walks

As close as we were about to get...

Apparently hours before arriving to the famous house of white, a man with a knife broke into the place. Needless to say, the grounds were swarming with security and secret service. Furthermore, we were only allowed to view from a distance.

This place holds all the dollas. National Treasury.

A Wee Needle

Not really...

So smooth and tall!

The Capitol in the distance

WWII monument. Breath-taking.

This guy.

 All silliness aside, Mama really digs on Abe. He is by far her favorite POTUS. She doesn't even know where to begin. Just read…

So apparently DC has this great (free!) zoo with some special guests...

Apparently we got an early morning treat to see these guys in action.

This guy about scaled the fence after us...

House of Reptiles.

A Zoo Princess

 On the last night, a drug company rented out the entire Air and Space Museum for our conference. It was pretty amazing….

National Museum of Art across the street…next time.

These. Are.The.Real.Things!

Moon Rock. Funny, the moon is black

Kitty Hawk. Yup, real.

Space Station. Yup, real.

Real.

That would be the first plane, ever. 

Gotta Moon Walk!

First Day of Kindergarten

Elias had his first day of Kindergarten today! He jumped out of bed, dressed himself, and didn't think twice about getting settled into his new classroom. Ms. Sullivan is his teacher and she is great! Elias' only report/complaint for the day was that he didn't get to sit next to his teacher. 

CFI #2

Someone Got His Hairs Did!

So Mama finally broke down and took Baby E in to get his baby curls trimmed off. We went to Sandy the Barber because she is a neighborhood legend and gem. She plays 40s swing music in her vintage barber shop. The boys love her. Sandy has Candy along with stories for days….

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End Days of Summer….

Yes, we realize it is only August 1st today, but we here in Indy are on the balanced calendar for school and frankly, the weather has been unseasonably cool (on record the coldest July ever!). So this week, we wrapped up a huge milestone for our oldest little monkey: Preschool!

Ms. Janet

Ms. Danielle

Wading at Eskenzi

Friends of 141

Also rounding out our summer days….

Funs Days of G & G's house

Mama and Daddy celebrated 8 years of marriage

Sugar fix at the new donut shop….

This summer we did the proper introduction of Star Wars by allowing our monkeys to view all 6 movies. This weekend we wrapped up the series….

Yoda

Apparently Yoda has gotten a part time job in addition to Jedi responsibilities.

Light saber wars all the time...

 The Children's Museum has a wonderful exhibit this summer showcasing Chinese culture. Since Daddy has lived there and Elias will be learning Mandarin this year, we immersed ourselves in China.

Terra Cotta Warrior

Future MD or vet?

Measuring up

Playing tunes

 We also celebrated Baby M's first birthday!

 Happy Birthday Baby M!

May you have all the catnip in the sky

Today was a very sad day in our barrel. This morning we lost one of our brood. Page, the Big Black Furry Creature From Mars, came to live with Mama 14 years ago at Butler, emerging from the Alpha Phi house as a wee kitten. She was a good pet, although at times she clashed with Daddy. She lived with Mama in Cleveland and then settled with our family in Indy, surviving two small boys. She always preferred girls and loved to sleep next to Mama at night. This morning she died of being an old cat with a few medical conditions. Her little body (although upwards near 20 lbs at one time) just simply failed her. Mama took her into Dr W at the veterinarian to be put at peace.  She purred in Mama's hand with her head nestled in it like she loved right up to the very last second. We love you little kitty. We hope that Heaven has fields and fields of catnip and that you are now playing with your brothers Trey and Wilson again.

PAGE FLORA

MAY 2000 - JULY 26, 2014

REST IN PEACE