We went to DC last weekend to visit Brett's sister Susan and celebrate Brett's 37th birthday. It was a short visit, but we had a great time. On Saturday we enjoyed the National Zoo in 75 degree weather!
At the zoo, Sydney enjoyed her first ever cotton candy and spent some quality time with Aunt Susan.
Pierce practiced his toe stretches and watched tigers prowl and cows graze.
Then Susan got 2 dozen Maryland Blue Crabs for dinner for Brett's birthday celebration. He had been wanting to try a crab dinner for years, so it was a real treat for him. Since we have two young ones, and dismantling your own crabs takes hours, we opted for take-out instead of eating it at a restaurant on the water (sigh...). It tasted just as good, but when the kids are older, we'll have to go back for the full experience. I made Brett a peach cobbler (at his request) from our local peaches for his birthday "cake". YUM! Dinner ran from 8pm to 10:30pm and we felt really good about our decision not to try to take two young kids to a restaurant for the meal! Sydney tried a little bit before bed and liked it. Of course, having someone feed you delicious crab meat without having to do any dirty work yourself, who wouldn't like it?
They were oh so tasty, but breaking those little buggers apart and getting all the guts and bile out is dirty work! The claws and shells are sharp, too. I got two gashes on my hand as did Brett. Even though they were dead, they still got me!
On Sunday we visited the Air and Space Museum by Dulles Airport. It was a really neat place with dozens and dozens of actual planes to see. We saw a space shuttle, WWII bombers, a Concorde, the SR-71 Blackbird, and all sorts of combat planes and recreational creations. Lots of fun for the adults, but it wasn't Sydney's cup of tea.
On the way home from DC I asked Sydney what her favorite part of the weekend was and she said, "When Susan gave me gum. That was the best part." Go figure! You take a kid to the national zoo, feed her expensive crab meat, show her an ACTUAL space ship and she just wanted a pack of gum.
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