It's that time of year again...our annual Washington DC trip. I love this trip (get ready for some homesick posts!). I love coming back to the east coast. I love hearing the Philly accents, eating Wise potato chips and butterscotch krimpets, seeing trees with no leaves, having to wear jackets and gloves and generally getting a "fix". I also have a bad case of house & yard envy, and am amazed at how rude some people can be (it's not as politically correct here as one might think!). Our DC trips are geared towards seeing friends more than the sights as our children are too small to really appreciate the true perspective this town has on our heritage; however Becky is getting the concept that "the Capital is where all the laws in our land are made". (our hotel is two blocks away, so we see the Capital a lot).
We started the trip again this year with a visit to our good friends the Glass family - you know, the ones that got me into that whole marathon nonsense! It was a sunny day, so the kids spent a fair amount of time after lunch playing outside (this is where I fed my already bad case of yard envy more fuel!).
Apparently - the pogo stick is all the rage again. It was when I was 10 too - or maybe it never went out? Anyway - I am happy to report that I can still pogo - although not as well as I could waaaay back when! Emma definitely put me to shame!
Katie opted out of the pogo-ing...at her mommy's insistence!
Leah is working at mastering the skill, but stopped trying long enough for a photo opportunity...
...then handed the stick over to Doug - a picture (s) is worth a thousand words!
After we got back to the hotel Sunday night, the girls and I went out to dinner, and wandered into Chinatown so we had Chinese. Becky has decided that since she is Chinese, when she eats Chinese food, she has to use chopsticks. She doesn't let it stop her that she doesn't really know how
Monday, the girls and I took the train up to Baltimore and met Jace and his family at the National aquarium.
I have been to a lot of aquariums - including Monterrey and Boston - and this one is by far the best...the fish life is very active and diverse. We spent four hours there
This poor turtle is an amputee - but it didn't seem to stop him. He was also almost 5' in diameter
Waiting for the dolphin show....
treats......as big as they were!
there is a very cool hands on area~the puppet show was a big hit!
more to come....but Sunday & Monday alone were enough to remind me I am mis-placed in Southern Cal!
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