Here are some pictures of our team participating in the APIA Amazing Race on April 18, 2010. It was a long, tough competition. Many teams quit the race without finishing. Our cluster did an excellent job, had great team spirit and finished the race with what we believe are all the correct answers.
Thank you Elodie for the pictures!
On Sunday, March 21, we had a water safety class at Kids First Swim School in Bowie.
We learned some basic rescue tips and information on keeping kids safe around all kinds of water.
Remember:
A child can drown in any amount of water (pool, ocean, bathtub or even a bucket)
You must actively supervise children at all times around water.
Teach children water safety.
When you take a child to a pool with a lifeguard you are still responsible for supervising that child.
I hope everyone has fun in the water with kids this summer!
Here is a video of our recent Belly Dance Class Cluster Meeting with Lara Adrienne at the Dance Exchange in Takoma Park.
I have heard it is not an easy road to get to the White House, but I always thought that meant to be elected president. On Saturday, it was a difficult trip for us just to get to the White House for our tour.
Since White House tours are not easy to come by, we could not let a little thing like 6 inches of snow stop us. Over 70 au pairs from two clusters braved the snow and had their chance to catch a glimpse of some of the famous rooms inside the White House. And I caught a glimpse of the president’s car leaving for the Georgetown basketball game.
Here are some photos of that day.
A closer view.
How is that fountain still working at 20 degrees?
A few au pairs warming up in the White House Visitor Center after the tour.
A snowy view of the Washington Monument.
Washington Monument
Here is a montage created with all the photos my wonderful au pairs sent me. I left my camera in our suite at the hotel when we visited ICE, so I didn’t have any pictures. My au pairs helped me out and sent me a whole lot of nice pictures to post here. Enjoy!
You can find most of these photos on our Cluster Photobucket Album.
Please vote in our Holiday Cluster Meeting Photo Contest.
We had great weather for our Annual Host Family & Au Pair Pumpkin Patch Trip. It was a beautiful fall day and no rain! About a dozen host families and their au pairs turned out. I had a hard time getting all of the au pairs in the same place at the same time for a complete group photo. Here is a nice photo, with most of the au pairs who came.
Au Pairs at the Pumpkin Patch
We went to Queen Anne Farm in Mitchellville, MD.
Here is another video that has been a long time in the making. This is a video of au pairs participating in our Central & Southern Maryland Cultural Fair on February 7, 2009.
Sorry it took me so long to post these. These are some great photos from our January Cluster Meeting that were living in my camera for a very long time. We celebrated the Inauguration by taking some photos with President Barack Obama (in the cardboard form.) If you see a photo that you would like to save, they are all in the Cluster Photobucket Album.
Stop number one on our DC Tour Day was the Washington Monument. We had tickets for all of the au pairs to ride the elevator up to the top and look out over DC. Unfortunately, the less than cooperative weather interfered with the view. Here are a few pictures from the base of the monument.
Having fun (despite the rain) at the Washington Monument
Au pairs waiting in line for their turn to go up in the monument.
Au pairs who just came down from the monument tour.
Our final stop of our DC Day was a tour of the U.S. Capitol. Here are a few of the photos.
Our Cluster in front of the U.S. Capitol
Au Pairs at the U.S. Capitol
Au Pairs inside U.S. Capitol
The Capitol Dome
Inside the U.S. Capitol
