Washington DC

Well in the middle of our hectic life (weekly snow and ice storms, coughs and colds, planning for kitchen renovation, packing for february break) we took a weekend trip to D.C. Al had a meeting and offered to take us along. Di was thrilled b/c somewhere in her travels she had heard that Dorothy's ruby slippers were in Washington at the Smithsonian... she is already much smarter than I...so that was the clincher of the deal for us! We had such a wonderful time! The girls were pumped to see the shoes, they were so excited to see the White House, and the other crowd pleaser was the Lincoln Memorial. I really enjoyed the experience with them...my favorite part? At the Smithsonian Museum of American History, just past the ruby slippers was Kermit the Frog. The ACTUAL Kermit! I got all choked up- not sure why- but to me that was big! We had a chance to visit with some good friends whom we do not see so often, and even hit the Georgetown bookstore (Al's alma mater). It was a lot to squeeze into one weekend, but we did have a great time and are already planning a trip back to see what we missed (Panda Bears at the National Zoo...need I say more?)