Washington DC

I met some friends in Leesburg, VA on Saturday, and since we were already up there, Matt and I decided to go over to DC to at least get Kaden's picture in front of some of the major monuments. The weather was perfect and we all 3 had a great time. Kaden did so well in the car and being off his usual schedule. He barely napped all day and didn't get to bed until after 10 (he's usually asleep by 6:30). Here are some pictures of our trip.

Washington Monument





WWII Memorial


He loved the fountains! You can't wade in the water, but everyone had their feet in, so I let him do the same. He SO wanted to go off and swim!




Pointing to the fountain


Ducks in the reflection pool -- Kaden kept watching them and repeating "duck, duck, duck".. later in the day we saw some huge pigeons and Kaden still said "duck, duck, duck"



Fountain in front of the Reserve Bldg.




White House



Messy boy-- between being in the car 7 hours, playing at the food court/outside at the mall, then outside in DC, he was disgusting!


We let him play in the grass for awhile before sticking him in the car again. He LOVES being outside and anything to do with outside -- grass, sticks, dirt, etc. He also stood up on his own for the first time (without using any props). He is walking a lot more, especially today. He seems to now think about using walking as a means to get someplace instead of instantly crawling, or being encouraged by Matt or I to walk.







We checked into the hotel around 8. He was so good. He loved riding this cart and looked so much like toddler hanging on to the pole.


After checking-in, we went to Applebees for dinner (thanks Jacob & family!) since it was only 2 minutes away from the hotel. Kaden still did really well there (I was scared about how he'd do since it was way past his bedtime and he'd had such a long day). Then we got back to the hotel, he had a bath, then read stories before going to sleep.