Taking a trip back in time....

Sunday was a great day with a visit to the mall in Washington and Savannah's first visit to the National Museum of Natural History.

Savannah was very excited about riding the Metro after breakfast and watched in amazement as the homes and trees went flying by the window.

The one thing that really stood out to Ann Marie and I was how much a kid can SLOW YOU DOWN! We remember trips to Washington in our past where we toured the entire series of museums, the monuments, and the memorials! Today it seemed as though we had just enough energy and time to tour ONE museum! Okay, we know, you told us so, but it is moments like this that really drive the point home!

At the museum we toured the dinosaur exhibit first, with Savannah taking her first visit in stride......and ASLEEP! I guess that train ride was a little too much for her! :-) We let her nap while walking around and eventually she came back to life and loved looking at some of the gemstones before we headed down to the Atrium Cafeteria for lunch with the Marcus's and a family that Paul and Catherine had join us from the DC area.

After lunch it was nearing 3:00 pm so we decided to take the kids back to the hotel. The train ride back was just as exciting as Savannah decided to feed everyone on the Metro goldfish and Zoe thought that knocking the Cheerio container from Paul's hands and watching them scatter on the floor of a somewhat crowded train was hilarious (as did we!). After a quick tour of the neighborhood where Paul and Catherine lived near the Metro station (we are now wondering how people afford to live in DC), we headed back to the hotel for a quick nap, pool time for Gracie, and a recharging of the batteries!

Dinner tonight was at Red Rocks and a good time was had by all! The Cosmopolitans, draft beers and incredible roast chicken hit the spot after a long day! It was interesting watching two families work to control three kids in a restaurant that otherwise was filled with business people and upscale Sunday patrons. We could have cared less (must have been the fermented drinks!) and think that we all handled the controlled chaos in style! After dinner we headed to Mini-Moos for some ice-cream and then Ann Marie and Catherine took in a movie (The Devil Wears Prada) while Paul and I took the kids back to the room to retire for the evening. Savannah took a quick bath, polished off 8 ounces of milk and passed out for the evening! Shortly thereafter Dad did the same thing waking up about 30 minutes later feeling refreshed!

Tomorrow is our last full day here in Washington with a planned trip the new Air & Space museum at Dulles Airport for the Dads in the morning. We will post again tomorrow night so be sure to check back in with us.....same Bat Time, same Bat Channel! Till then.....

Michael (how can lunch cost so much?), Ann Marie (remember, you are in Washington, DC!), and Savannah (can I just have goldfish and fruitloops for dinner?) Kennedy