day 3-5

DAY 3:
this was the day for ben & i to go to the conference so we enjoyed attending classes and learning more about the teaching family model which is the model we use in the home. we both learned some really great information and enjoyed the classes we went to. my mom took caleb out again and tried to get into the white house to take a tour but there was a major riot going on this time, some type of racist protest that my mom felt was better to avoid. that night we met up with a favorite girl of mine, my sister lauren's best friend marianne, who is currently living in d.c. we hung out with our awesome supervisor, adia and enjoyed a really good italian meal at a restaurant called "luigi's." yum!





DAY 4:
2nd day of conference, some more good classes. this was the last day of our vacation and we'd felt like it had gone by way too fast. my mom & marianne met up again and took caleb to the lincoln memorial and the weather was beautiful after a couple of cold days.







everyday, we had eaten lunch at this yummy restaurant called "cosi" that ben & i dreamed about opening a franchise in chapel hill just so i could enjoy a tomato, mozzarella and basil pita wrap whenever i want to. makes my mouth water just thinking about it! we checked out early and drove home, stopping along the way for a good old bob evans dinner....minus the love-stricken hostess with the mostess.


DAY 5: my mom left this morning. :( i've loved spending some time with her and it was hard to see her go. back to the old daily grind of being threatened by carrot top, stopping fights between fantasia and ernest and getting unpacked. d.c. is only 4 1/2 hours away and i can't wait to go back!