a day in dc

Saturday was the perfect blend of warm sunshine and a cool breeze. Our calendar was totally free that day so we took the opportunity to drive down and go museum hopping in DC. The whole day was perfect....from easily finding a free parking spot close to the museums to walking along various streets that I haven't ventured down before while the sun hit our faces and the breeze blew the heat away. We even found this little park along the way with cool fountains.

Callan really enjoyed the day, too, and even took an hour nap in his stroller while we viewed the Native American museum, a less than exciting museum for a 15 month old.

We knew that the Natural History museum might excite Callan, but we weren't prepared for how intrigued he would be with a certain exhibit. Can you guess what exhibit that was??

We walked into the "Ice Age" exhibit, not thinking that he'd pay much attention to the giant mammoth that was on display because it was just bones, not a big furry mammoth like he was used to staring at on the Ice Age movie. Well, we were wrong. He kept wanting to go back to the fence that was in front of the giant creature and just stare. It was hilarious. Maybe it was the giant tusks that intrigued him.

He also loved the giant elephant in the museum's entrance and dragged Gene from exhibit to exhibit...pointing his little finger as he went.
We ended our day lounging on the front lawn of the Capitol building while Callan ran around before our journey back home in the car. The front of the Capitol is beautiful! What great photo opportunities...