Embracing the Adventure

I have the delightful blessing of working with someone who also works at NASCAR, and so once a year he is able to provide our family with free tickets and pit passes to a NASCAR race. This year, since we are in the Northeast, we asked for tickets to the race at Dover International Speedway, also called the Monster Mile. It was UNBELIEVABLE! We say that every track we go to is our favorite track yet, and we say that about Dover now, too! We crossed over the Chesapeake Bay to get there, and that was a first for everyone in our family! What a long bridge! The Monster Mile has an actual monster named Miles. He's huge! And holding a race car in his hand! Elias thought it was hilarious to give Miles a fist bump. Thankfully, Miles didn't punch back. Before the race, we enjoyed checking out the garage. I saw my favorite driver's car going through inspection! There was a grassy hillside behind the pits, and so we sat there to ate our picnic lunch. It was so coo

Thanks to the help of the office of Congressman Andy Barr , we were able to visit the White House today! So excited to go in!! Soccer goals on the South Lawn... We wondered if Barron plays?  View of the Portico from the Visitor's Entrance. The Visitor's Entrance Corridor was full of neat photos from all the years presidential families have lived in the White House. Elias' favorite was this collage of presidents and their pets! Did you know that Mrs. Coolidge had a pet raccoon??? A China cabinet displaying the patterns that various presidents chose. Beautiful! The Vermeil Room:  The Library: The East Room is the largest room in the White House, used for receptions, events, and press conferences. The guards said that the huge stack of paper on the stage is for an upcoming paper airplane contest that is going to be held there!  The Green Room. This one was my favorite!! The Blue Room: The Red Room: The State Di