Washington, D.C.
Today was an extremely pretty day with no pressing obligations. We used it to jaunt down to Washington, DC, just for grins. It's less than 2 hours from our house, and somehow we had yet to make the trip. Now we have! We had a GREAT time.
I was especially grinning because I'd never been before, ever. I am lame. But look at me now!
Well, the grins came mostly because we heard there were dinosaur fossils there (at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) and they were free for the gazing. Boy oh boy, were there ever LOOOOTS of dinos to see. I had heard rumors of the bounty, but still I was flabbergasted. I have dozens of pictures, all like these:
A cafe was conveniently located within the dino pavillion where we could sit and enjoy our lunch. Daddy and I packed bottled water for everybody; no sippy cups. Jakey spilled his. Daddy and Isaac were so surprised.
Even Jacob was surprised. And wet.
After lunch we saw dirt, bugs, and rocks. Jacob and I dallied in the "pretty rock" section to see the Hope Diamond and pet shiny things like this truckload of amethysts.
Eventually we tired of museuming and stopped on the Mall for a break. I saw the Washington Monument and was magically drawn to it. Isaac, however, had wasted all his good lovin' on the dinos and insisted that we would NOT be going there, and furthermore that he would use his body to block the Washington Monument from my camera's view so I couldn't take pictures either. As if! An intrigued Jakey joined in, and together they ended up looking like serious students of Tai Chi.
After a little rest, we slooooowly...
...made our way...
...to the National Air and Space Museum.
It was interesting. We saw lots of aircraft dangling from the ceiling, including the lunar module from Apollo 11, a Soviet rocket, a Tomahawk cruise missle, and a Nazi Zeppelin. We walked through SpaceLab and a 50s passenger jet. Perhaps that museum would be more fun with 8-year-olds as opposed to smaller people who are already wasted. We took the insisting that neither of them could walk independently anymore as a sign that we should go home.
We rested again on the Mall for a bit, snacking and pretending to be ice age hunters, before retrieving the car from a parking garage and driving home. No traffic, gorgeous weather, well-behaved babies. What a perfect day.
I was especially grinning because I'd never been before, ever. I am lame. But look at me now!
Well, the grins came mostly because we heard there were dinosaur fossils there (at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) and they were free for the gazing. Boy oh boy, were there ever LOOOOTS of dinos to see. I had heard rumors of the bounty, but still I was flabbergasted. I have dozens of pictures, all like these:
A cafe was conveniently located within the dino pavillion where we could sit and enjoy our lunch. Daddy and I packed bottled water for everybody; no sippy cups. Jakey spilled his. Daddy and Isaac were so surprised.
Even Jacob was surprised. And wet.
After lunch we saw dirt, bugs, and rocks. Jacob and I dallied in the "pretty rock" section to see the Hope Diamond and pet shiny things like this truckload of amethysts.
Eventually we tired of museuming and stopped on the Mall for a break. I saw the Washington Monument and was magically drawn to it. Isaac, however, had wasted all his good lovin' on the dinos and insisted that we would NOT be going there, and furthermore that he would use his body to block the Washington Monument from my camera's view so I couldn't take pictures either. As if! An intrigued Jakey joined in, and together they ended up looking like serious students of Tai Chi.
After a little rest, we slooooowly...
...made our way...
...to the National Air and Space Museum.
It was interesting. We saw lots of aircraft dangling from the ceiling, including the lunar module from Apollo 11, a Soviet rocket, a Tomahawk cruise missle, and a Nazi Zeppelin. We walked through SpaceLab and a 50s passenger jet. Perhaps that museum would be more fun with 8-year-olds as opposed to smaller people who are already wasted. We took the insisting that neither of them could walk independently anymore as a sign that we should go home.
We rested again on the Mall for a bit, snacking and pretending to be ice age hunters, before retrieving the car from a parking garage and driving home. No traffic, gorgeous weather, well-behaved babies. What a perfect day.
posted by Claire at 7:08 PM
2 Comments:
I am so very jealous. How I wish we were with you all. What a great time you must have had. a day the boys will never forget, I'm sure. Mamaw
Looks like it was just a glorious day in DC. We have been there numerous times and just went to the air and space museum last year-personally I was looking for someone to push ME around in a stroller. DC is a great place to go with the kiddos and also a great place to go without them too! Try the National Portrait Gallery, The Phillips Gallery, Holocaust Museum on a grown-up day. The WWII monument site is impressive and thought provoking for grown-ups and a great place to run around for the little guys.
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