May 30th, 2012
USA vs Brazil
Fedex Field in DC
June 23, 2012
Go USA!
June 17, 2012
Girls Weekend
My sister and my niece came out to visit us over Memorial Day weekend. I was so excited to have them come. Todd has been studying like crazy for boards so it was nice to have them here for a little girls trip.
Obviously, we had to plan most of our activities to please a two year old, but we didn't mind at all. Lenna is an awesome traveler and is easily entertained.
We tried to fit in as much as we could. Some of the highlights of their trip included... Busch Gardens, Lunch with Elmo and Friends, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg Outlets, Maymont, and the Richmond Zoo.
Thanks for visiting Erika and Lenna. Come back soon!
June 11, 2012
Busch Gardens
This year, we got season passes to Busch Gardens! We were able to go a few times before Todd started his crazy study schedule for boards. Its a really fun park and has been voted the world's most beautiful theme park for years. There are lots of awesome roller coasters and the first night that we went, we were able to walk on to almost every ride. Some of our friends got passes too so it's been a lot of fun to go with them.
May 22, 2012
Half Way.
Todd completed his second year of medical school last week. I can't believe we are half way done. To celebrate, the Olson's hosted a barbecue with some of our fellow classmates. Now, we just need to make it through the next 5 weeks! Todd takes Step 1 boards on June 25th. Wish us luck!
Eric O - Stephens - Stewarts - Brockbanks - Vanhilles - Olsons- Gilberts - Eric I
(the Larsen's couldn't make it)
Cassidi - Alyse - Lara - Me - Paige - Katelyn
Eric - Kurt - Todd - Dane - Derek - Ben - Nick - Eric
May 20, 2012
Service...
On April 21st, our ward had a service project at Hollywood Cemetery. Hollywood Cemetery is a famous cemetery here in Richmond and is the resting place of two US presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, and the Confederate States President, Jefferson Davis. It's a beautiful place and it overlooks the James River. For the service project, we were asked to clean it up and uncover some of the headstones that had weeds and plants growing over them. Not too bad right?
Well I didn't think it was bad either until a week later when a red rash started showing up all over my body. It turned out to be poison ivy. It was horrible. It was all over my arms and legs, some of my neck and my stomach! (Yes, my stomach- I have no idea how it got there! I was wearing my yellow, helping hands shirt the whole time!!) And just for the record, I wasn't the only one who got it.
May 7, 2012
"I think I'll go to Boston..."
Todd's parents came out to visit us during the end of March. Todd's dad, Bryan had schedule to help administer and grade the dental board licensing exam in Boston so they came out early to spend some days in Richmond. We love it when family comes to visit and we were definitely spoiled. I was lucky enough to have the weekend off of work when they were heading to Boston so I was able to tag along. While Bryan was at the school all day, Ann and I were able to explored the city. I loved Boston. It's a fun city full of American History. The weather was cold unlike a few weeks later when they ran the Boston Marathon. That didn't stop us though. Thanks to the Old Town Trolley we were able to see just about everything!
Home to Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and their 8 ducklings from the book, Make Way for Ducklings
Thank you Bryan and Ann for such a fun trip!
April 15, 2012
Hilton Head
March 10th-17th
This year for Spring Break we went to Hilton Head, South Carolina and spent the week in a beautiful beach house with some amazing people. We packed the truck with every toy we could fit to guarantee a good time. We had perfect weather and spent most days relaxing at the beach. We had surf boards, boogie boards, skim boards, and the Wood's had an awesome bag full of beach toys. We had paddle ball and tennis tournaments, played soccer and football, went on bikes ride on the beach and Todd even convinced Paige and I to ride our bikes around the island. When we weren't at the beach, we were eating too much food and staying up way too late playing games. We ventured to Savannah, Georgia one evening for dinner and a haunted ghost tour around the city. We celebrated Todd's birthday with a chocolate fountain and enjoyed a "dolphin seafari." 
The boys spent hours on this sand castle. It was awesome and people walking along the beach would stop and take pictures of it too. They were so proud of their sand castle and asked for a little photo shoot with it! Todd has never wanted his picture taken until this! They were nice enough to let Jack destroy it when we left the beach since he had been eyeing it all day.
We love these kids!
Jack, Benson and Brylee
Tennis Tournament
Matt and Natalie Eric and Sallee
Kurt and Paige
Savannah, Georgia
Ghost Tour
Dolphin Seafari
Last day... We were so sad to pack up and head back to real life :(
However, on the way home we had to stop at South of the Border since we passed hundreds of billboards advertising it. We are all since confused about that place and not sure what makes it so great.
And thanks to Innes' for providing us with great company and conversation on the drive! Matt told us one of the creepiest things one of his roommates did to him was took a picture of him and girlfriend sleeping. So we couldn't resist!
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