Washington DC

The weather has been warming up and we decided to make another day trip into DC. This gave us another test run before we start making these trips with family in the upcoming month (can't wait!).

We started off going to the Museum of Natural History. The best part about DC is all the museums are free, which is nice when you are traveling with a 17 month old. Did you run through the exhibits not really getting a chance to read much? No problem! Only visited two halls in the museum? No problem! Went to a natural history museum and didn't see any fossils? No problem! You can catch it next time. Maybe.

We only made it through the Ocean Hall and the Mammal Hall yesterday and Audrey's favorite parts were the giant whale suspended from the ceiling and the giraffe. She was having so much fun running around that it was hard to get her to stand still long enough for a picture.

After a nutritious lunch of street vendor hot dogs and eggrolls, we took a stroll over to the Jefferson Memorial. The peak blooming period of the cherry blossoms is predicted to be between March 29th and April 3rd - just in time for some of our visitors!

The quote on the wall in the picture was an interesting one: "I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."

All in all, another successful trip. Audrey is ready to explore more of DC with her family!