We went down to DC and saw the cherry blossoms the other weekend! (If you live in the area and pay attention to such things, then you know this post is a little dated). It was a great, semi-spontaneous date for us after church on a Sunday afternoon. We laughed that we are so used to being near Washington D.C- we took the Metro down with only the faintest idea of where we were going, and had to wander around a little bit before we found "the cherry blossoms." E has never been, so we definitely enjoyed the opportunity to see them while we're still nearby- I was teasing him because any flowering tree 
we saw, he would ask, "Are those the cherry blossoms?" At least now he can recognize a flowering cherry tree! He practiced by taking lots of pictures. While we were there, we also walked around the Natural History Smithsonian- gotta love those free DC museums. We tried to see the Botanical Gardens, too- I saw them in the dead of winter and was excited to see what they had in spring- but it was closed when we got there. While we were disappointed not to meet
up with a friend who actually lives in DC, we did have dinner at a great Thai place right by his house in his honor. I especially enjoyed this as E doesn't generally enjoy Thai, and manged to surprise me due to some confusion about Metro stops. Yum!
We went down to DC and saw the cherry blossoms the other weekend! (If you live in the area and pay attention to such things, then you know this post is a little dated). It was a great, semi-spontaneous date for us after church on a Sunday afternoon. We laughed that we are so used to being near Washington D.C- we took the Metro down with only the faintest idea of where we were going, and had to wander around a little bit before we found "the cherry blossoms." E has never been, so we definitely enjoyed the opportunity to see them while we're still nearby- I was teasing him because any flowering tree 
we saw, he would ask, "Are those the cherry blossoms?" At least now he can recognize a flowering cherry tree! He practiced by taking lots of pictures. While we were there, we also walked around the Natural History Smithsonian- gotta love those free DC museums. We tried to see the Botanical Gardens, too- I saw them in the dead of winter and was excited to see what they had in spring- but it was closed when we got there. While we were disappointed not to meet
up with a friend who actually lives in DC, we did have dinner at a great Thai place right by his house in his honor. I especially enjoyed this as E doesn't generally enjoy Thai, and manged to surprise me due to some confusion about Metro stops. Yum!