**MAM & SEESTER VISIT**

A FEW WEEKENDS AGO MOTHER JOYCE AND ANNEKE CAME FOR A VISIT! WOO! THEY WERE HERE FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY AND WE HAD A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND! THURSDAYS ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: MOM AND ANNEKE MEETING CHASE( he called mom "amys mommy" and called Anneke "sister" hes so dang cute), SEEING WHERE I LIVE, MEETING CHASES PARENTS, EATING AT THE DANG BEST SANDWICH SHOP EVER, MEETING SAM!, WATCHING HAIRSPRAY AND EATING THE BUTTERY-EST, SALTY-EST POPCORN EVER IN MY LIFE!

FRIDAY WE WENT TO MT VERNON, WHERE GEORGE WASHINGTON LIVED AND IT WAS REALLY REALLY FUN! WE GOT TO WALK THROUGH HIS MANSION AND SEE LOTS OF NEAT STUFF! PLEASE ENJOY A FEW PHOTOS...

GAZING INTO GEORGE'S EYES...MARTHA IS CLEARLY JEALOUS!

ABOVE: CUTE MOM AT THE ENTRANCE

BELOW: MOM AND CHASE WALKING BY THE RIVER

THE TOMB WHERE GEORGE & MARTHA ARE BURIEDREALLY COOL PICTURE THAT I TOOK
THE MANSION
ME AND MOTHER JOYCE


SATURDAY we went into DC and saw most of the sites...we rode around on a tourmobile and it took us around and we could get off and on wherever we wanted. Mom got to decide where we stopped since she'd never been there before! We saw lots of fun stuff but MY favorite was Arlington Cemetary and the changing of the gaurds at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. THAT was awesome! We also got to see where JFK is buried! It was really interesting! We also found Grandma Bayles' brothers name on the Vietnam Memorial Wall! Cool huh? And here are some pics from DC...there are a couple of us by a really pointy building...we heard that if ya rub the end youll have good luck, so of COURSE we had to touch it!

Now enjoy these pics!...

SUNDAY we got up early and went to Sacrament meeting in my small little branch, came home and changed then went to eat at Applebees. HEY! Anneke said that even apostles have to eat out on sundays when they travel, and since mom and anneke were traveling, it was justified! After that we came back to my house, loaded up the car and went and picked up Sam and headed to the Washington DC Temple. Oh. My. Pretty! I've seen it from the freeway, but never been up close yet....and it is GORGEOUS!! We had a good good time taking pictures (me, mom and anneke laughed our faces off at some of the pictures we took and Sam just sorta looked at us like we were morons. I guess ya had to be female to find humor in the pictures. But we had a good time!) Then we drove to the airport and dropped Mom and Anneke off. :( I was sad to have them leave but OOOOH i'm SO glad they got to come! It was such a fun weekend...the only thing that would have made it better would have been Andrea being here! and NO ANDREA! i'm not just saying that! i'm serious! we missed you!

Well ok...i'm all blogged out. Take a looksie at these pictures from the temple. NOW!