Washington, D.C.

We visited Washington, D.C. with Will's parents last week. Overall, it was a wonderful vacation, especially as the kids slept a little better than they have in the past. We stopped and picked Will's parents up on the way. They were a huge help, and the kids had a blast with them.

(By the way, it was hot. Every time we have gone somewhere over the summer in the last 4 years, there have been record high temperatures. Every. Single. Time.)

On the way into D.C., we stopped to meet my college friends Meghan & Nick at the Air & Space Museum. How did we not get any pictures together? I don't know. They had us over for dessert afterwards and the kids played outside. It was so good to see them and their twin boys again!

The next day, we visited the National Zoo. It was hot. Will's parents got stuck on stroller duty most of the time, but they didn't complain. We happened to see the pandas right at feeding time.

On Monday, we went for a hike in the morning at a nearby National Park. The way the kids complained, you would have thought we were asking them to hike the Appalachian Trail. Meanwhile, Gabriella participated in Dress Like a Diva Day.

On our last full day, we headed to the National Mall. At first, the kids thought we were going shopping. They were a little hot and tired by the time we got to the Museum of Natural History, and they didn't try to hide it.

Petting a digital T. Rex was fun, though.

Mostly, the kids just wanted to swim in the hotel pool. Will commented that we probably could have saved a lot of money by buying a pool membership instead. Oh well, we still had fun. :)