Cousin Emma! And those other two people...

Apparently seeing Audrey the previous weekend wasn't enough for them and Brian, Sarah, and Emma came out for more this week. With a government shutdown looming, their timing was perfect to come visit all the monuments and attractions before they were locked out.

Our house isn't that close to D.C., but if you are willing to deal with some commuter traffic and spend a little time on the metro, it's not too painful to use our house as a springboard to the city. They were extremely successful, seeing most of what D.C. had to offer, and then some.

Brian and Sara arranged a personal tour of the Capital Building with their Representative before coming out so we joined them on their second day. They were nice enough to get up a little later and take things in at Audrey's pace, but we still managed to tick off Arlington National Cemetery, a tour of the capital, the Air and Space Museum, and a few dirty-water-dogs for good measure.

Emma was so sweet to Audrey while she was here and Audrey was genuinely excited to be around her big cousin. Shortly after they arrived we took a trip to Soloman's Island to walk the boardwalk. Audrey is getting to that "No, I will not hold your hand and I will go where I want to go!" stage but she let Emma push her in the stroller the entire length of the boardwalk one way, and held her hand the entire way back.

Thanks for visiting, we all had a great time!