In Pictures....

Fall 2019

We rented a home in Richmond City....just a couple miles from St. Mary's Hospital where Eric completed his Fellowship in Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine.

We bought a new car the first week we arrived in VA. I think its 3 times bigger than my Japan car!

The boys enjoyed a few trip to Kings Dominion....just 20 minutes from our house.

Eric had the opportunity to work at the Redskins Training camp a couple days. We enjoyed seeing him out there on the field!

The boys started school at Mary Munford Elementary
Hayden 5th Grade

Lincoln 1st Grade

First day of school!

We visited the Lyons Fam in DC. We also got to go to a Nats Game with them!

Mel and George brought their camper to Fort AP Hill. We spent a lot of time with them over the two months they were in town.

Eric helped coach Lincoln's Fall soccer team.

First soccer season

Hayden ran for SCA President at his school and won!

Our kayaks were in storage for 3 years. We were finally able to take them out on the James River.

Hayden joined a travel baseball team, the 11U Mid-Atlantic Orioles

He was their starting catcher for most games.

And also did a little pitching

Hanging at the hotel with teammates in North Carolina

Still #10

Fall Season team photo

Lincoln - 1st grade school photo

Hayden - 5th grade school photo

Halloween 2019

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

Eric's Smoked a Turkey for Thanksgiving!

Sean, Andrea, and Emory were able to fly in from Florida and stay for a few nights.

Fall Family Photos

Vaillant Fam

Hayden Fam

Winter 2019/2020

Eric and I ran together at the Tacky Light 5k. It was fun running through a neighborhood of Christmas lights...and dressing tacky!

1st grade Holiday performance....Lincoln rocked it!

Our only Santa sighting at the local pharmacy up the street.

We walked Monument Avenue with friends to check out the beautiful homes with lights and fun Christmas Decor.

Christmas Eve was a mild day so we walked over the bridge to Belle Isle.

Milk and Cookies for Santa

Santa has arrived!

Christmas Day with cousins

Kings Dominion Winterfest

Hayden played in the Bel Air basketball league with a couple friends from baseball.

Lincoln played in an Upward League

Mad defense skills!

Winter Basketball 2019/2020

In late December, The Lyons came to visit us in Richmond

New Year's Day we visited with the Garcia Fam in Lorton, VA

Later in January, I flew to Atlanta to have a girls staycation with my Bestie/Twin Steph

We enjoyed attending Movement Church while in Richmond

The boys had fun snowboarding at Massanutten with the Lyons boys in February. Lincoln and Saylor took lessons together and had a blast.

I spent lots of time with my Bestie Meredith who lives in Richmond

Out at Tang & Biscuit

Weekend trip to Cape Charles

Family Bike ride on the Capital Trail

Spring 2020

Nana & Papu brought the camper back to Ft. A.P. Hill to stay for a month

Hayden celebrated his 11th birthday March 11th....New catching gear from mom and dad

We had a surprise family birthday dinner for him after practice at Glory Days

We also celebrated with a sleepover with baseball friends

Bingo Beer fun and games

Happy 11th Hayden! Lucky to fit this in before the Covid craziness!

Virtual school started March 16th.....Lincoln's workspace

Hayden's closet nook was the perfect spot for privacy and concentration

We took a lot of weekend field trips with dad. Here we are at Crabtree Falls Trail.

Hawksbill Mountain

We got creative around the house

Eric took over hair cut duties

We went hiking and fishing with cousins at Lake Anna, socially distanced of course!

We were still able to take our planned Spring Break trip. First stop was McAfee Knob for an epic hike!

8 miles round trip!

Next stop was glamping at Sandy River Outdoor Adventures

We stayed two nights in this awesome tipi!

We had the whole place to ourselves!

Farm Fresh Eggs

Smores of course

Kayaking on the Sandy River

And fishing!

We were also able to do the adventure ropes course

Last minute, we decided to add two nights in their nearby cottage.

It was so quiet and relaxing

We rented bikes in nearby Farmville and biked the High Bridge Trail

Ang on the High Bridge

And the boys...

Easter egg dyeing

Happy Easter!

Dressed up for on-line church service

Followed by egg hunt in our yard

We celebrated 3 birthdays at Grammy's

Grammy's birthday gift...

For Mother's Day, we took the kayaks over to our little beach not far from our house.

Quarantine outdoor movie at the Snyder's

Mere and I tried to meet weekly for take out or drinks outside during quarantine

The whole family got new bikes during quarantine and Lincoln learned to ride without training wheels!

We took our bikes out on the Virginia Capital Trail

10 mile Memorial Day Ride

We met the Lyons Fam at Luray for a hike

Summer 2020

Goodbye Mary Munford Elementary!

School's Out for Summer

5th Grade Graduate

We celebrated with a weekend at the beach!

Kitty Hawk, OBX

And the Lyons came to meet us again for the day!

Hayden was invited to go to Virginia Beach for a few nights with his friend Brody and fam.

We swapped kids with the Lyons....Lincoln went to DC with Saylor

And Levi came to Richmond to stay with us for 2 nights

Papu came to Richmond for the weekend to pick up Eric's old truck Frank. We were happy that Uncle Aaron and Aaden were able to come with him to visit!