Zoo day

Day 2 in DC was spent at the Smithsonian Zoo; a really AWESOME zoo!  It was by far the warmest day we would have, downright sweaty by the end.  We had packed lunches and treats, sunscreamed up, and enjoyed the animals.

When asked, Ethan said the flamingos were his favorite part of the zoo, because he never knew their knees were backwards, and they did alot of this:

well, apparently I don't know how to post home movies.  Well the flamingos got in groups of 3 and 4 and put their faces all together and yelled and squawked and argued like crazy.  It was hilarious.

Somewhere along the way Ethan missed the "posing for pictures" gene.  Eli and Aislynn have it in spades.  Since I am also posing challenged, I can sympathize.

Arek is going to get me the pics off his wifes iphone.........hint hint.

Ethan is NOT, however, DRAMA challenged!! 

Reminds me of Toby!

After the zoo, we bought slushies and drove to the National Cathedral.  To get there, the GPS took us on a road with at least a dozen embassies!  It was exciting.  The cathedral turned out to be closed due to an upcoming prayer meeting for Japan, but we enjoyed the outside and the grounds.  I didn't even know this incredible building existed.  Pictures of course, don't do it justice.  

Roger heard that one of the gargoyles was a Darth Vader, and sure enough!!  It's way the heck up there, but our new camera with it's digital zoom came through.  Crazy huh.

Tulips in the Bishops Garden.  Dig my hat I bought at the zoo.

The guys had reserved 2 smaller cars for a big savings over a rental van, but the guy offered a screaming deal when we got to the rental place, so we had a van after all!  It was much more fun going places all together, saved on parking, and made OUR Sienna look mighty grungy and dented when we got home.

The kids begged to stop at a park on the way home. Ethan is fixing to sneeze here, but they got a huge kick out of this giant baby swing.  Then we went home to Amy's house and watched "The Parent Trap"  (the Lohan version) where we all proceeded to laugh our heads off.  A day spent in the great outdoors with kids will do that to you.

Next Post:  The OTHER Air and Space Museum.