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 After a quieter February, we geared up for a travel heavy March for cheer competitions. Our first stop was in Lancaster, Philadelphia, about two and a half hours north east of Arlington.  The team - 4th Gear. Laura middle front. Lancaster is smack bang in the middle of Amish country. We went for a drive around the area and came across lots of horse-drawn carts. Hazard sign and tail lights. The following weekend we headed to Virginia Beach, about three and a half hours south east of Arlington on the Atlantic Ocean.  Laura had hoped to swim in the ocean, but with the water temp in the single digits she quickly realised that would not be an option. Not my pic, but it gives you an idea of the beach. How the beach looked when we were there! Sand replenishment under way, Boardwalk statue. Comp shot. Laura is in the group holding up the middle flyer. The middle weekend in March we only had a short distance to travel for the competition, this time to Fredericksburg, a little ove...

After a very busy December and January, February was pretty quiet. And cold. Very cold. We had one week where the temperature didn't manage to get above zero. School gymnastics came to a close, meaning the end of Laura's gymnastics era. The team finished second in the first round of district finals, progressing to regional finals where they did a great job but unfortunately didn't qualify for the state finals. W-L gymnastics varsity team. Action shot on bars. Laura was scheduled to have two cheer competitions which would have taken us away for the weekend, but both got cancelled very last minute meaning we had no plans. There was a lot of sitting in front of the fire drinking wine! Russ and I ventured out one Saturday to the International Car Show at the DC Convention Centre, which had all manner of cars ranging from the everyday Mazda and Honda to Aston Martin and Rolls Royce. I was quite taken by the Aston Martin DBX, their first SUV, however at USD$250k I think I'll ...