DC is for you and me.

My mom and I took to the kids to DC so I could attend a training, and they could run around and play.  We had such a great time.  Mom got the kids out everyday and home in time for a nap.  As they were waking up, I was coming home, and we would hit the streets again. We saw the White House, the Natural History Museum, the Air and Space Museum, the Museum of the Native American, and Art Museum. The trip really went better than I expected.  It may have taken to the last minute, but I think we were prepared for the trip.  I bought a double stroller after holding out for years, only to find out it wouldn't be here in time.  Thankfully, my friend Jill, who doesn't even know me very well, offered to let me borrow hers.  We borrowed her Joovey and it was the best stroller for going around the city.  It was compact, but still allowed 2 kids to be in the stroller at one time.  SWEET!

I thought Peanut would be more impressed with things than she was.  I think the excitement of a billion people was a bit much for her to take all at once (especially with no nap).  BabyP, who I didn't really expect much out of, was really excited.  When we walked into the Natural History Museum, BabyP ran toward the giant Elephant they have in the main hallway.  He just looked around in awe and exclaimed a lot in gibberish about the elephant.  In the air and space museum, he really enjoyed seeing the rockets and planes.  "momma, it's a plane.  PLANE MOMMA!"  Peanut enjoyed the small tours of the capsules and rockets, and I think had we gone completely through the Museum of the Native American, she would have enjoyed that as well.  She liked the ocean and fish section of the Natural History Museum.  It was hard to keep up with her because she kept running from exhibit to exhibit.

The kids were able to hit the Earth Day fesitivities on the National Mall.  I wish I could have gone.  They brought back a whole lot of loot.  From the sound of it, there were a lot of interesting demenstrations about the cool things that different groups are doing. 

We stayed right next to the Pentagon and about a block from a giant mall.  The mall was attached to the public transportation system, so it was easy to get to all the attractions.  The first day we were there BabyP nearly crawled out of the stroller because he was so excited to see the train.  "TRAIN TRAIN.  Momma, It's a train."  He was really really excited. 

I keep asking Peanut what her favorite part of the trip was, but all I can get out of her was 'when we bought my NASA doll'.  I bought here a Barbi dressed up as an Austronaut at the space center.  She was also a fan of seeing the White House.  "We saw where Barrack Obama lives."

I think my favorite part of the trip was how well it all played out.  I was really happy that, for the most part, the kids were really well behaved.  I am glad to see they are at an age where they can travel pretty well, and I expect that it will only get easier as they grow older.  Can you imagine going someplace and not packing diapers?  I can't wait to find out what that is like.

One morning Peanut was cuddleing me in a bed and said "Momma, I took a nap yesterday because grandma let me have whipped cream in the morning.  Isn't that marvelous? Grandma gave me some whipped cream, so I tooked a nap.  Can I have some whipped cream on my waffles so I can take a nap?"

When we were coming back from DC, BabyP started to cry.  Peanut turned around and said to him "No one wants to be stuck on the plane with a crying baby."  The funny thing is, I don't remember saying that to her or him.   

BabyP has decided that he no longer wants to drink out of a sippy cup.  I hoping he forgets about this new demand because I do not have the patience to only give him a regular cup.  I just don't want to be cleaning up that much milk.

(I didn't bring my fancy new camera to DC with me, but as soon as I get hold of my mom's camera, i will post pictures of the excitement.)