Thomas, Clint and I took our first big family vacation this week to Washington DC! We packed up the car and drove to our destination. Thomas was a little unsure of the long car ride, but really he did pretty good!
The little boy liked the big city! He was very curious about all the hustle and bustle. He loved the crowds of people, the cars and trucks and especially the subway! We could have spent the entire trip riding escalators and subways and Thomas would have been pretty happy. But he enjoyed seeing the sites as well. This was the first time we had taken Thomas on a vacation where we stayed in a hotel. It was an interesting experience. Thomas LOVED the hotel. The first night he just knew he was in for a party. He wouldn't sleep in his crib and stayed up watching TV with a big grin on his face.
There is a lot to see in DC! We were able to see quite a bit, but there is so much more that we would have like to have seen. We loved seeing all the monuments and museums.
And Thomas loved exploring and playing and getting into things!
Don't let this picture fool you. We sadly missed the famous cherry blossoms. There was only one single tree left in bloom at the tidal basin. There were tons of people around it taking pictures! At least we got to see one tree! It was quite lovely. I can only imagine the site it must have been to see the entire basin in bloom.
Thomas had a splash at the botanical gardens!
Luckily, we got to see the blooms at Arlington National Cemetery. It was beautiful!
Some of Thomas's favorite museums. He loved seeing the cars, truck and planes! He just pointed and squealed and was having a great time.
The last day of our trip we went to Mt Vernon. We loved it! And as much as Thomas loved the big city we went nuts at Mt Vernon. He loved getting out and exploring the pastoral landscape. I'm pretty sure Thomas thought he owned that place. He did NOT want us to guide him or carry him anywhere. He wanted to be free! And that is what George would want for Thomas, I think :)
"Mom! Let me down! I have a lot to explore and not a lot of time to do it!!!!!!!!"
Little Boy sees the DC Temple
"Follow me Dad! This way!" We can't fool ourselves, Thomas is in charge here!We had a fun trip, and these pics only scratch the surface of the things we saw and did. It was a fun trip and mostly lovely to spend time together as a little family.
5 comments:
Love the one where he's pointing out the way to Clint. Such a fun time. I'm so glad you could do it. I can really picture him at Mt. Vernon holding his two little rocks!
Sounds like you had alot of fun! Love all the picture of Thomas.
You guys were able to fit a lot in! I'm glad you had such a good time. I'm glad that you and Mr. Tom went to Washington!
You guys look great. Little Tom is getting so big. Glad you had a fen time.
Isn't it exausting there with kids and all of that walking! Maybe I'm just that out of shape! There is so much so see and do and such little time. How long we're you there? I'm so glad you guys got to get away and have a family vacation, it's always so wonderful when you get to spend time together especially when the men work so many hours!
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