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AmeliaGraceEveryone, meet Amelia Grace. She is the brain-child behind this awesome drawing. I wish I could draw like a kid again -- it's fearless. They just make it work and I love that. I sit down with a pen and say, 'I am going to draw a face,' then I freeze. It's like I forgot where to start ... with a line would be good, but you get what I mean. I get caught up in making it perfect when what I need to remember is that nothing is perfect, not even Michelangelo. So, next time I draw, it will be while channeling my favorite six-year-old, Amelia G.

A huge thanks to AG for the drawing (not that she is going to see this, last time I checked six-year-old's don't follow blogs ...)!

PS. Do you see that side-pony? And the curly-ques in the names, ahh, so cute!

[drawing by AG, layout by BDR]

D.C. // Recap Part 3

DC-recap-03 Are you overstimulated yet? Oh good, because there's more!

DC-recap-03-01 On our last day in D.C. we were lucky enough to have a private tour of the Capitol Building. Wow. Talk about detail. I couldn't stop looking in all the nooks and crannies! I took so many photos, hoping to capture half of the awesomeness that is in there -- I think I did an okay job but it's definitely on my list of things to do again. For me, it's like watching a good movie, I always pick-up on the best parts the second time around.

[images by BDR]