They're Back

It's been a couple of years since Grandpa and Grandma Z have visited our nation's capitol -- oddly, DC just isn't the draw it used to be. But this fall they were back with a vengeance. They got here just in time to see the Nats win the Division Series and got to watch (or hear in the background) a couple of games of the National League Championship (strangely, Allen and Owen didn't offer them their tickets to Game 3...). In addition to all the baseball, they managed to cram in visits to the African American museum and the Reach, concerts at the Kennedy Center and the Atlas Performing Arts Center, and gathered with us on Sunday morning at Friends Meeting of Washington. Grandpa and Grandma Z got to see Mom Mom, Grandpa Don and Molly and eat a lot of food while doing so. And as a final treat, the pair enjoyed some paddle-boating in the Tidal Basin on a lovely fall day (well, Grandma Z got to enjoy it; Grandpa Z shared a boat with Owen and Nora and was just relieved that they made it back to shore... eventually).

It was an amazing visit and we can't wait to see them in Iowa for Christmas!

(To see all the pictures, click here.)