A day at the park

We're fortunate to have a park right around the corner from our house. We decided to snap a few (million) shots of James...

Washington D.C.

So Doug was gone a good portion of the month of April. A bunch of random trips including golf, work, and church were all to blame, so I decided to tag along on Doug's last trip to Washington D.C. It happens to be the place some of our dearest friends and family live and a visit was long overdue.

Doug and I had been there at least once when we were in High School, so we didn't feel the need to see all the memorials again. It was nice being able to take our time and visit the things we either missed before or enjoyed so much we wanted to do it again. We visited all the major museums (American History, Natural History, Air & Space, Printing and Engraving, etc), went to the D.C. temple, and cheered at a Nationals baseball game.

Our little family at the D.C. temple

James is pointing to the place he had just seen his face. Yep, we made it on the big screen!

Some of my random observations:

1. I love that everyone walks or bikes there. It seems like it works for them. Too bad that would never work in the Houston burbs.

2. Everyone dresses up! I felt like a 2nd class citizen because I was wearing jeans instead of a top-notch business suit!

3. Their food is sooo good. We had the most amazing breakfast at D.C.'s Eastern Market, milkshakes at Ketchup, and appetizers and dessert at Ebbitt's Grill (thanks Ryan and Lisa for the suggestion)

This was bread pudding from Ebbitt's Grill. I meant to take a picture when it came out but we couldn't control ourselves. So good!

This is the view right outside our hotel room. Not bad, huh?

**Thanks to Mary, Ryan, Becky, Mike, Bethany, and Ben for making our trip sooo great! It was good to see you all. Now it's your turn to come to Houston!