1) Shane was in Puerto Rico on business all week. Yes, I was jealous, thanks for asking.
2) I took the kids to Washington DC on Friday-we had a great time!
My bloggy friend, Stef (from Layton Family Joy and The Homeschool Village) came to DC with her family. I didn't want to miss an opportunity to meet her so I packed up the boys, went to DC and met up with her and her ADORABLE children. It was great to meet her face to face, see her in 3D and get some time to chat. Stef is just as sweet and kind in real life as she is online and I feel so blessed to be able to call her a friend!
We met up at the Museum of Natural History, where the littles could explore. But the bigguns had a fun time too!
(Fox and Bram digging through the tumbled stones)
(Billy getting up close and personal at an insect exhibit) My favorite part of the day was the museum's butterfly exhibit. This is an enclosed area where butterflies fly free. They are everywhere and land on anything! It was awesome.
(Bram fascinated with the butterflies)
(Because I'm so sweet.)
(Stef's new friend.)
(Identifying butterflies with the chart...the same chart I had to take from him for trying to swat the butterflies with it...ahem) After touring the museum, we took the kids out on the mall. They were able to run around and burn off some energy while we adults got to chat.
(Left-Smithsonian Information Center, Right-Museum of Natural History These two buildings are opposite each other on the mall)
(The Washington Monument)After Stef and I said our goodbyes, I took my fellas to the National Gallery of Art. The outdoor sculpture garden was absolutely lovely.
(So cool! This piece looked 3D from the front, but when you look at it from the side it's obviously not)
(I loved this metal tree!! I think they should do a forest of them and put twinkle lights in them at night. Wouldn't that be gorgeous?)
(Inside the art gallery. Tony and I were fascinated with the sheer scale of some of the paintings.)
(His face says it all)After the art museum we were tuckered out. We took the metro back out of the city-a highlight for Bram-and made our way home. It may not sound like we did that much, but we were in DC from 10AM-5PM. There was just so much to see and do!!
That's it for this week. How was yours? Share and link up at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
(we look so tired)
ReplyDeleteJake asked me this morning if Fox was going to meet us out again. =)
love love loved the fact that you took the time to come meet us. THANK YOU! What a delightful wonderful day! I did not want to leave.
p.s. - tag, you're it!! =)
What a great field trip! I would love to visit D.C. someday...and meeting some of my favorite bloggy friends IRL wouldn't be too bad either. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful day. I recently took my daughter to the Museum of Natural History in NYC for the day and like your children, they came home exhausted but happy.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun! And thats so great that you got to meet a blog friend face to face...that just makes it all even more fun!!
ReplyDeleteI'm bummed for you that you weren't able to experience Puerto Rico with your husband but what an incredible way to pass the time while he was away!
ReplyDeleteWe visited the Museum of Natural History while we were in DC but I failed to notice the butterfly exhibit. It was so crowded with school groups the day we were there that we couldn't wait to exit!
The sculpture garden looks like a definite stop if we ever make it back.
You know what my kids really remember about DC? The ride on the metro. How funny is that?
You guys look like you had such a great time! :) How fun!
ReplyDeleteI would like to take the kids to Washington DC sometime. I have been twice, but both were on guided tours.
Fabulous trip! We were in D.C. back in August and it was sooo hot and crowded that I vowed never to go back until school's back in session. So how were the lines? LOL
ReplyDeleteWe were going to go back next week, hubby's there for training, but something came up.
I'm definately going to have to go to the Natural History Museum next time.
What a great day. I need to get my kids to DC soon.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am planning to take my dc to DC sometime soon, and you gave me lots of great ideas. I haven't been there since I was 10 yrs old!
ReplyDeleteAnd isn't it fabulous to meet online friends in person! I've had that experience, and there's nothing like it!
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has one of those 3D houses, too. Nifty!