Washington DC

We recently took a trip to Washington DC to visit Brandon's brother Josh, his wife Jenn and their children: Annabelle, Isabella, David, and Christian (left to right).

 Josh works as a Congressional Liason for the Army and took us all on a private tour of the Capitol.

On the "regular" tour you don't get to see this Italian Marble bathtub that early

congress members requested to be added to the Capitol. That was WAY back when

politicians weren't so dirty.

We had beautiful weather while we were there and after the Capitol tour, headed over to

the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Fortunately, we didn't go at night when everything becomes ALIVE.



We also spent a day walking the "mall" area and saw lots of monuments and memorials.



Notice the "dome" theme.

 Jefferson memorial

We also had a great time with Kelli Jo, my long-time friend who also lives in DC.

Kelli's united!

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial.

Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

World War II memorial



Lincoln memorial 

Josh also took Brandon, myself and Kelli Jo on a private tour of the Pentagon which was amazing. No pictures were allowed inside but we happened to meet Josh's boss who said he was doing an excellent job. He works very long hours to ensure our troups are well taken care of.

We really appreciate Jenn taking such good care of us at their home and making us some delicious meals!

Christian and Annabelle kept us entertained with their cuteness.

Brandon played football with David (nomitated MVP of his football team) and

Isabella showed Kelli her bow-making/tree climbing skills which rival Katniss Everdeen.

Our trip home we got bumped off our flight so ended up getting a couple of free tickets from it.

Where to next?

May the Force be with you!

Princess Leia and Han Solo happended to come to our ward Halloween Trunk or Treat party!

Someday George Lucas will make another trilogy of movies

 and this is what Leia and Han's son would look like.

They would name him Tyler Castaneda.

There would be all kinds of strange characters in the new movies.

Like Rosie the Clown.

She would help the Rebel Alliance by

capturing Emporer Palpitine's thugs in her trunk

And they would all live happily ever after! 



Happy Birthday Brandon!

Yesterday, October 20th, was Brandon's birthday. Can you guess how old he is? He is holding the cake up side down. We didn't do anything spectacular on his special day because we will being visiting his brother Josh and family, in Washington D.C. in just a few weeks! We are excited to go see them and it will be Brandon's first time in our Nation's capital.

Canyon Chiropractic LLC, October 11, 2010

Two years ago today, Brandon's dream of owning his own business became a reality. Canyon Chiropractic opened its doors and hasn't shut yet! Brandon has put in countless hours of hard work and we are seeing the success of his efforts. We currently have a couple of terrific massage therapists on staff and an outstanding part-time receptionist. I will post more photos of the office later but check out his website!  http://www.canyonchirowa.com/

Land owners!

Finally, after looking at the Reata Ridge area we have bought a lot! It is about a 1/2 acre on the south side of Badger Mountain in the Tri-Cities, WA. The reason we liked this lot so much is it will be a nice neighborhood, the houses behind our lot are probably at least a 100 yards away from us and it is within 15 minutes drive to our jobs.  Another builder had his sign up but hadn't purchased the lot yet so we snatched it up! We plan on building next year in the Spring.

Here is Brandon walking the edge of our property and a view of Badger Mountain. At least we will have a view of somthing while living in the desert.