May 20 -- We got started early, at 5:20 a.m.!  The boys were great travellers, and we made it to Mom Mom and Pop Pop's house by 2:30 p.m.! Paid $2.57 for gas in Greenville, $2.69 in Stevens City, VA.
 

Michael enjoying breakfast on the road.

A good post-trip nap!

May 21 -- Since this was our first trip back to DC, and of course our first visit since Matthew was born, Mom Mom threw a party so that family and friends could come by to see us all.  There were way too many people we wanted to see, so this was a great way to see everyone at once.  It was a great party, and we are so greatful to all the people who came!
 

Matthew with Mrs. DiMarzio, a long-time family friend of Greg's	Matthew with Great-Aunt Flora (Mom Mom's sister)	Matthew with Aunt Flo and Uncle Fred
Michael and Daddy with Mr. DiMarzio	Michael says, "Bye bye Captain Lechner!"	Matthew with Cousins Linda and Bethany
Susan with her first-grade teacher, Mrs. Korobkin	Matthew with Dr. & Mrs. Glang

May 22 -- Monday we did the "tourist-thing" and went to the new Air & Space Museum out by Dulles Airport in Virginia.  It is a favorite of all of ours.  Amazingly, we ran in to a friend from Greenville there!  Small world! Paid $2.98 for gas in Tysons Corner, VA.
 

Matthew, Michael & Daddy by the Blackbird	Michael, Matthew & Mommy by the Space Shuttle	Michael looking out over the observation tower
Michael, Matthew & Mommy	The whole Leiby Family!

May 23 & 24 -- While Greg went off to meet his boss for business, we hung out with Mom Mom, did some shopping, played, and just did fun stuff. Saw gas regularly between $3.04 and $3.15 in Gaithersburg, MD. Did not buy!
 

Pop Pop is a good feeder	Looks like the "Energizer Bunny" wore out Pop Pop	Mom Mom & Michael looking at geese
Mom Mom & Michael look at geese	With Cousin Erika and Aunt Emily at Cousin Mark's lacrosse game	Cousins are great!
Matthew with Uncle Glenn	Michael with Mom Mom & Uncle Glenn	Uncle Glenn is fun!

May 25 -- Today was our visit back down to Alexandria.  We got to meet our former neighbor Pam, who brought us up to date on everything we've missed. Then we were lucky enough to go to one of Miss Angie's Music Together classes!  We LOVED Music Together when we lived in Alexandria... but mostly we loved Miss Angie!  Greg met us afterwards, when he was finished working with his boss, and we had a nice lunch at our favorite crab-cake place in Alexandria, The Wharf. Gas was over $3.00 a gallon in Alexandria.
 

Matthew with Miss Angie	Miss Angie, Matthew, Michael & Mommy	Daddy with a tuckered-out Matthew
Michael is so good at sharing!	Michael & Mommy	They broke the cuteness mold after  Matthew was born!
Matthew & Michael with Pop Pop & Mom Mom	Cool toy from Daddy!

May 26 -- Time to go home!  We left bright and early at 7:30 am, and made a quick stop to visit Mommy's friend Angela at work in Frederick.  Then on the road!  Until we hit our first backup.  A standstill.  So we crossed the Potomac River a different way, and kept on going.  All was going well until we hit our first major storm on I-77 in North Carolina.  Dozens of cars were pulled over on the side of the road, and there was a lot of debris as we drove on.  It poured rain, and we had marble-sized hail.  About 25 miles north of Charlotte, we hit another standstill, so off we went to more backroads.  And two more major storms!  This time with some hail as big as walnuts!  We've never seen anything like it!  FINALLY we made it HOME at 7:30 p.m.  Only 3 hours behind schedule!  As much as we loved seeing everyone during our visit, there's no place like HOME! Saw gas for $2.99 in Frederick, MD. Paid $2.69 for gas in Stevens City, VA. Paid $2.47 for gas in Greenville! YEAH!
 

Mom Mom made us a yummy breakfast!

Matthew with Mommy's friend Angela