Some blogging catching up to do...

The spring has flown by as we had various guests staying in the cottage for nearly a month and a half, and we have been trying to get spring cleaning underway, prepare for new baby, replant the yard, prepare for my 1 month deployment to Peru, and see some more sites before our years in Virginia are behind us...

The Dupont Thoroughbred Race Track 

View from the porch of the restored President James Madison Home

Walking the grounds 

Retired Thoroughbreds still roam the pastureland in the background

Doesn't Janelle look at home in a farm setting!?!

I am not known for any affection towards cats,
however, a good looking barn cat is an appreciated domestication of the feline species

Exiting Madison's Garden

If James Madison only knew that the chem trails would one day be sprayed over his beautiful gardens!!!!

Janelle and I spent the weekend in Charlottesville
A lovely time was had touring Monticello

Cloud cover vanishing by early afternoon

Thomas Jefferson enjoyed eating fish
The fresh fish caught by slaves would be stored live in this retaining pond until needed by the kitchen

In Thomas Jefferson's Gardens

Easter Egg Hunting

Thrilled with his Egg that looked like a baseball and had a piece of chocolate in it

Our hosts of the fun event
Easter brunch and egg hunt

Still Life
Dogwood branch from back yard
Pretzel's made by Janelle
Both graced our farm table for less than 24 hours  ;o)

Concrete work
Stamped "Old London Pavers"
The lawn is slowly beginning a recovery

Where the new path connects with the main house

The street view

My newly stacked wood for seasoning for next winter's fires
Patio at the entrance to the Guest Cottage

Ate outside tonight on screen porch
My boys finishing off the Farm Fresh "Real Milk" Homemade Ice Cream

Smiles abound

What remains of the 120 yr old oak tree that had died in the front yard

The vacancy is felt,
but the peace of mind that the old beauty won't topple into the house with the next tropical storm or hurricane is also felt.

The former school room has been converted into the nursery
Our Third Boy is due on Thaddeus' Birthday, June 26th
He will be called Nathanael

The new bed

Nana