Vamos a Washington D.C.!!!!

Last weekend we decided to take a little get away vacation to Washington D.C. and it was so much fun. We had a blast. The weather was good, and the kids were all wonderful. It was so fun to just spend uninterrupted time together. No pager, no email, no dumb hospital.

We left on Friday after Jason was off work and arrived at the hotel around 9pm. We stayed at the Hotel Monaco and it was really nice. No complaints. And awesome location for getting around to the museums, restaurants, and shopping. Jackson slept with me in the bed and Jason slept with Noah in the roll away bed. NOT my idea. But Jason is a sucker for those boys and gave into Noah begging for his daddy. Ellie was in her little crib. Everyone got good rest. I guess "good rest" is relative. :)
Saturday we were out of the hotel by 8:30am, thinking the museums opened at 9am. Wrong. Try 10. And it was chilly so we walked until we found an open place to go inside and wait it out. Boring. But finally the time came and we headed for the Air and Space Museum. The boys loved it. Aside from being a little tired, they were great. No major problems. That is probably why the weekend was such a hit for me. Then we rode the Metro to the Zoo and had a SUPER fun time. I would say it was the favorite. The boys were running wild. That zoo is pretty impressive. I really loved it. Even Ellie had a fun time. At least that is what I say. She got her first Ritz cracker and went to town. After a few hours at the zoo, we took the metro again to go shopping and get something to eat. Riding the metro was HUGE for the boys. Thrilling I'd say. I think it would be pretty neat to live somewhere where there was underground transportation. I love using it. We made it back to the hotel around 10ish and hit the sack! We were beat. Jackson wanted to walk the whole day so he was exhausted. To say the least. At times he would squat and take a breather. And whine a bit. He is 4.Sunday we headed back to the Natural History Museum to see the dinosaurs and all the animals. Also a very fun time. Jackson learned what makes a mammal . . . a mammal. Do you know? Try and guess. I didn't know either. 1. has hair. 2. the mothers produce milk 3. mammals have inner ears. Nice.

After the museum, we went to check out of the hotel, and headed to another shopping mall to eat before we left. . . and shop a little. :) I loved it. Of course I found some new things for Ellie. You know me. We ate the the California Pizza Kitchen and it was yumma. I ate like a cow that weekend. I failed to mention my new found love affair with apple fritters. Who knew they were so heavenly? Emily D. opened my eyes to them last November at Dean and Deluca. Holy yum. And now the void has been filled thanks to Starbucks. Hence, the eating like a cow comment. (And Hershey's with almonds). Don't judge. :)

The drive home was fine. It actually felt quick. With the help of Baby Einstein, Ellie handles road trips fabulously.

Thanks Jason for taking us to D.C. It was a much needed family trip.