I love living in the DC area in the winter. Generally, the weather is cold, but bearable, so it’s a great time to get downtown without the huge numbers of tourists that we see during the summer. We tend to hit a lot of the museums during this time period, but it’s also a great…
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Tourists in our own town: National Museum of Natural History
The Natural History Museum has always been one of Jones’ favorite museums. It was his favorite even when we had to sneak past the elephant. Yeah, this elephant. It used to scare the crap out of him. Luckily, now he finds that amusing, so he’s more than happy to walk past the elephant in pursuit…
Tourists in our own town: Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum
This summer has been… different. Not only have the boys chosen not to go to camp, but it has rained nearly every single day. And it’s not a refreshing rain – it just makes everything feel humid and oppressive. We are feeling a little stir crazy because of it. After a nice 3 mile tempo…
Semi Wordless Wednesday: Maine Vacation
We are having an awesome vacation – lots of ferries, lighthouses, and beaches. Here are a few pictures of other things we’ve done. Gotta love when the finish line photographer is about 20 feet from the finish rather than at the line. We visited the Owls Head Transportation Museum. The boys loved it. Wonder why…