Lara and I met our first day of ninth grade at White Hall High School. It was the first day of school in the White Hall school district for both of us. Lara's family had moved from D.C. because her dad got the Colonel's job at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. We had moved from Altus, Oklahoma because my dad had gotten the Vice President's position at SEARK College. Because we were both the newbies in town, we didn't know we had to catch the bus back to the junior high after our AP math class at the end of the day. We were stuck there on the sidewalk like lost puppies, but at least we were lost together. We started talking and became best friends instantly! She's always been more of a sister than a friend and our families are extremely close. Here are a few pictures from that trip...
Lara's nephew, Michael took a liking to Kayla. They played together the whole time we were there. He's trying to kiss her in this picture. Actually, he made several attempts to kiss her the entire time we were there. Brian wasn't too happy about that!
Kayla and Michael with Grandpa Gary (Lara's Dad)
Sisters for life...July 4, 2012
July 5, we decided to go see some of the sights in D.C. This is Kayla's pose on the train from Pentagon City. I guess she was practicing for the next time she saw Michael.
The temperature that day was about 110 degrees, so we decided to opt out of walking right next to the White House. I took this shot from about 3 miles away.
Kayla loves her aunt Lara!
The World War II memorial was one of my favorite monuments. The fountains were such a tease though, because we couldn't get in the water!!!
From the WWII monument, we walked the half mile to the Lincoln Memorial. On our way, we found this guy riding a segue. Christina and I always crack up when we see someone on one, so I took this picture for her.
If you've never been to the Lincoln Memorial, there are about 50 or 60 steps to walk up before you get inside. We had Kayla's stroller, so that was a lot of fun carrying her up all of those stairs in 100 degree heat!!!
It was well worth it though. I couldn't get a good shot of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, but I did at least get a good picture of him.
The architecture in the monument was beautiful!!!
Their glow isn't just from the camera lens, but the gallons of sweat pouring off of them!
You can tell my sweet girl is getting grumpy and is burning up!!
From the Lincoln Memorial, we walked to the Smithsonian. It was super crowded, but well worth the walk!
This is the interior of one of the museums. This is the one where the Hope Diamond is located. We got to see it, but from a distance. There were too many people to get a good picture.
There was a lot of construction going on while we were there, but I still wanted to get a shot of the Capitol.
This was our last night at Aunt Lara's house. Kayla wanted her to give her a bath. They had so much fun playing together!
