April was a busy month for us, we were able to attend the Cal State University Bakersfield Alumni events held in Washington DC and New York just days apart in the same week. We were only able to go this year because of my Mom's generous offer to fly to NJ and watch the kids and travel with us to DC!! Thanks Mom!!
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| Dinner in DC |
CSUB DC alumni...
While we were only in DC for a day and night, we had the opportunity to visit the Museum of the Bible! It was really cool, and we didn't nearly get to see all there was to see.
They had a really cute interactive exhibit that the kids really enjoyed...
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| Super book! |
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| Samson & Madison |
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Wheee! |
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| Lindsay playing games |
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| Sassy girl |
I was super excited to see the dead sea scroll of Isaiah... We've been studying it at CBS this year ;)
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| It's long... 66 chapters..whew! |
We also made a detour at American Girl store in DC and Madison got her very first American Girl Doll. This kid has been wanting one for years, and Grammie was excited to make her dream come true!
We saw some of DC by car, and the Cherry Blossoms were in bloom. It was stunning!
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| Mary Poppins cousins? Kind of fun!! |
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| White house |
Later in the week just Jarrett and I went to the Cal State Alumni in New York reception to represent CSUB. It was a fun evening to get dressed up and hang out with this handsome fella...
This year it was very special to go to both events, as Jarrett's mentor, President Mitchell is retiring. It was a fun way to send him off ;)
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| I am a lucky lady ;) |
After the reception we walked to Buddakan in NYC and the interior was so romantic, but the food, oh my, was super delicious. A huge thank you to my Mom who babysat the kids while us party animals mingled the night away. I know the kids enjoyed their time with her!
