College of his choice....

...James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA alongside the Blue Ridge Mountains. Derrik visited with his Dad, but Mom & Devin missed out on the open house. We saw almost a dozen other schools, but not THE one.

Easter

Darrell & Kay hosted Easter dinner. The Morton family joined the Holladay family. The food was delicious and the yard was blooming beautifully.

The kids had fun finding the hundreds of eggs that the dads hid. They really liked the eggs with the dollar bills in them.

The boys had a little game of football going while the final lunch preparations were made.

Margaret Ann & Farley were looking sharp.

Some goofy Holladay kids that were glad for the breeze since it was actually a bit hot outside. Notice that the boys ties are all blowing to the side.

Lacrosse

Derrik is elated to be physically able to play lacrosse this season. He is the only person on the team with a baby blue helmet. His jersey number is 25. Devin is on the varsity team with him. He is jersey number 5.

It is a rough sport and Derrik is glad for spring break to rest up. He has a concussion, a bruised rib and severe shin splints. Devin has black & blue arms with large knots on them.

Coolahan's Visit

Cedric, Jeanne & Tod Coolahan came to visit all the way from Montana and Idaho. For those who don't know, they are my uncle, aunt & cousin. Since it was tax season, I didn't get to spend a lot of time with them but we enjoyed the bits we got. Dwayne & the boys took them up to Washington DC one day of their trip.

Jeanne & Cedric in the Library of Congress. I think it is the most elaborate building in DC.

The crew waiting for the Metro (subway). Notice the two dudes in the ultra cool shades.

Tod, Derrik & Devin at the Capitol. They had gorgeous weather for touring. It was in the 7os.

Goofy cousins--Tod, Carla & Rob.

Cedric meeting Scooter.

Ping Pong Table

Grandpa & Grandma showed up unannounced bearing a very large package. It was a new ping pong table. It took awhile to get set up and then everyone had fun trying it out.

Winter Break

We went a lot of places over winter break.

We spent one morning at Chocolate World in Hershey with the Yost family. We toured the simulated factory, watched a 3-D movie and participated in a tasting.

We visited Penn State. The campus was actually closed due to the weather, but the Director of Admissions was there and gave the few families who showed up an improvised tour.

The tour of the Harley Davidson factory was fascinating. We got to see the actual parts and bikes being made & assembled.

We went tubing at Massanutten one night. It really wasn't that cold, so the snow was a bit soft.

The boys with their snow board instructor. They had two one hour lessons one day and were doing the expert slopes the next day.

We toured Longwood University. It was a bit damp & dreary day for it.

February Birthdays

Darrell & Dwayne got new "bows" for their birthdays. It looks like the deer will be safe next hunting season. We had dinner out at Bavarian Chef and jello cake back at Darrell & Kay's house.

Frances & Farley will both enter a new decade next year. They celebrated this year with homemade pizza and an ice cream cake.

Brandy had steak dinner for her birthday followed by ice cream cake.