Washington, DC Trip

We're back home after a great (albeit short) family weekend trip to Washington, DC.  We loaded the boys in the car Friday morning, and after nine hours, arrived in Germantown, MD where our dear friends Sherry and Jeremy Howard and their boys Josh and Ben opened their home to us.  Saturday, we connected with Papere, Aunt G and Bart, and Bart's mom Anne for a day on the Mall.  We took the Metro to the Smithsonian stop and then headed for the Museum of Natural History before grabbing lunch.  Afterwards, William crashed in the stroller, which allowed everyone, especially all the boys, plenty of time at the Air and Space Museum.  Before departing the Mall, we walked to the Washington Monument where Thompson was able to see the White House and Lincoln Memorial.  En route home, we stopped in McLean, VA to meet and have dinner with Bart's sister Suzanne, her husband Seth and their 18-month old son Will.  The Howards were also able to join us for dinner at Pete's Apizza.  Before heading back to Germantown, we stopped at Seth and Suzanne's home, where everyone surprised me with a birthday cake! (even Thompson knew and was able to keep it a secret!)  Sunday, we headed to the National Zoo, where we spent all day.  The orangutans climbing a tower and navigating the wires overhead was probably the most fascinating thing we saw.  Bobby's childhood friend Johnny Frierson and his fiance Christina stopped by in the afternoon for a visit.  And Monday, we hit the road early, knowing we had 9 hours ahead of us back home.  All in all, a great trip.  Considering the distance, the boys did well and we are most appreciative of the Howards hospitality and Graham and Bart's traveling down from NYC to meet us.  Enjoy the pictures!

* riding the metro

* Graham, Avery, Thompson and William

* inside the Natural History Museum

* hanging out on the mall
* Papere and Thompson
* Papere and William playing peek-a-boo
* William
* Graham and Bart giving T his own "dog tags"
* T and WY with Capitol in the background

* T "Flying High" beside the Capitol with Aunt G
* Walking to the Washington Monument
* Graham, Papere and Thompson at the Washington Monument with the White House in the background
* Daddy and his boys alongside the Washington Monument
* T and WY at the base of the Washington Monument
* Thompson and the Washington Monument