so look who came to visit me this weekend! we had too much fun hanging out in DC. first a trip to the white house. she won't remember any of this, but the pictures will show her she has been there.
you know she wanted to smile, but ohhh no.
then she fell asleep in the stroller. and missed out on this.
after the nap we walked in at the smithsonian national museum of natural history. we saw so many huge animals there. but she was a bit puzzled by their stationary poses. she was rightfully expecting them to move. i have more pictures of the musem, but i'm pressed for time.
then the next day we went to the national mall to see the fireworks. first we stopped by old ebbitt grill to pick up our "picnic". the food was really great!
this is some serious fun. they thought of everything.
after a few hours of wait. we got the most amazing display of fireworks. it was well worth it. i think this looks more like neurons.
on sunday we headed out to the zoo. now here the animals move. we had to see a few animals from the book good night gorilla. we saw almost all of them. the picture below is of such poor quality, there were just so many people waiting in like to take pictures here i did not want to hog the space and take more shots.
she is a huge fan of elephants and monkeys, as you can see. and i think this is the best seat as well!!
i love this face!!!! i think she grew 2 inches in 4 weeks. such a big girl.
well, this was our weekend in a nutshell. i miss them already!!! my roomie and i plan to make a trip to eastern market for the farmer's market this weekend. i have been to whole foods quite a lot, but i have not seen anything as i like. i can't wait to get some fresh foods. yummmmmm!
She is just adorable! I love the picture of her in front of the white house. How great to get to spend 4th of July in D.C. I think that may be on my list of things to do in the next 5 years or so.
I can't imagine how much you miss your family while you've been away, but it looks and sounds like your having an awesome experience.
Posted by: sarah w | July 07, 2009 at 09:51 PM
I know you didn't want them to leave you had such a wonderful time! I have never been to D.C., so I am enjoying you taking me on a tour with the photos =)
I have yet to take good photos of fireworks..you'll have to tell me what you did.
Miss K is growing..so are her curls!
Posted by: Kellie H | July 08, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Aw! Beautiful family! Beautiful photos!
Posted by: Katie | July 08, 2009 at 06:37 PM
Gorgeous photos! I especially love the one of her hanging onto the bars in front of the White House. So precious. Nice fireworks too!
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 08, 2009 at 08:41 PM
It's hard saying goodbye after such a great weekend. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of your time with the family.
Posted by: liza | July 13, 2009 at 12:14 PM
What an awesome trip for her. Your baby girl is just the cutest everrr!!
And that 'neurons' photo of fireworks? I think that might be one of the coolest fireworks photos that I have ever seen, seriously!
Posted by: megan v | July 20, 2009 at 01:42 PM