We picked up Nana and Papa at the airport on Tuesday night. They were excited to be here and see our place for the first time, but I think the kids were more excited to see them when they woke up the next morning.
Wednesday was a day full of errands. We needed to get groceries, do some returns, a little shopping...just a few things to show them around town.
Thursday was a day to get ready for the rest of the weekend. We did laundry ALL DAY LONG which it does help having extra hands to fold and put away laundry. Then once the clothes were all clean, we packed for our trip to Washington DC.
Friday we all slept in....at least Keagan and I did. I don't know what time the kids have been getting up because Nana and Papa have been letting us sleep in every morning. Oh, it was great! Then we finally made a hotel reservation for that night, and loaded the van. What should have been a 2.5-3 hour drive turned into a 4.5 hour drive to DC due to lovely weekend/Spring Break/Cherry Blossom Festival traffic. I think next time we will take the Amtrak like we had talked about doing. We got to our hotel, the Hilton on Embassy Row, which was EXCELLENT. Checked in, and then walked a couple of blocks to eat at this great Thai Restaurant. Was it ever yummy!! Then we went to bed to be rested for the long day ahead.
Saturday we woke up, ate breakfast, and then walked to The National Mall. We didn't have too far to walk and it was a cool morning so we didn't mind. We visited as much as we could that day as you all do when you first visit. The kids did great for a long day of looking at buildings and statues. I know for the first half hour Q kept asking to go back to the hotel to watch cartoons. Once he got to get out of the stroller and run around he was better. The Cherry Blossoms were in full bloom and the pictures don't due them justice. It was gorgeous!! We had a great time walking around to all the monuments and memorials. It makes you proud to be an American after visiting such a place.
Sunday we woke up and went to church. The kids were able to have an Easter Egg hunt at the church. Q filled his bag so full that it was overflowing with eggs. The church did a great job not filling all the eggs with candy. Some were empty, some had a few pieces of candy and some had stickers. It was a great day for all of us. We enjoyed going to church as a family to celebrate our Christ's Resurrection!
Monday was a bitter sweet day. The weather couldn't get much better, but it was also the day Nana and Papa had to go back home. The kids did okay until bedtime tonight. We had already taken Nana and Papa to the airport, but the kids missed them putting them to bed. I think C was expecting Nana or Papa to come rock her to sleep and she didn't like me putting her to bed. Q wanted someone to sleep with him tonight because Nana and Papa had been camping out in his room while they were here.
To say the least we all had a great time. Hope you all had a blessed Easter!!
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