One good thing about the less-than-stellar weather was that the crowds were a bit smaller than they would have been otherwise. While we were walking we went past the White House and were told that the Spring Garden Tours were happening today, so we got some tickets and went on in. I've never seen the White House from any distance so to see it really up close and personal was amazing!
We were able to tour the entire south lawn.
The fact that Asher wasn't bouncing around the stroller in excitement over being around so many people is a true testament to just how yucky he was feeling. He normally loves this kind of thing, but looks less than thrilled today. Sorry, buddy.
The Marine Corp band played lots of fun band music for us to tour by.
A few cherry blossoms!
The Oval Office
Sasha and Malia's swing set - Asher really wanted to take a turn on it.
The Washington Monument is so amazing against a blue sky, but unfortunately we didn't get that shot on Saturday. You can still see it a little bit!
{see! It really can be lovely on a nicer day! I took this on another visit...}
All in all this was a really special and unexpected surprise during our visit. So fun!
With Asher's new ear infection we didn't want him out in the cold too much so we cruised around town a little bit, but then headed over to the National Aquarium.
Quite a few people had told me that the National Aquarium isn't a great deal because it's super small and you have to pay to get in {so many museums in DC are free that it's hard to pay!} but this ended up being the BEST choice for us!
The aquarium was small, but it was also completely empty so Ash was able to walk around and get right up to the glass to see the fish. Perfect!
How fun!
ReplyDeleteWe love DC because most everything is free and, we fly for free b/c of my hubby's job so it's a great trip for us! We can't wait to take Cooper but we'll probably wait for another couple of years so that he gets the most out of the visit :)
Asher is adorable in his owl hat even if he was sick!
Awww, poor Ash! He looks defeated in that stroller picture!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great day, anyway, though! I'd love to take a trip to D.C. one day :)
Lovin the owl hat.
ReplyDeleteI've been to DC once. Not sure if we'll get that way cause DH refuses to go East of the Mississippi :)
What a fun aquarium experience. We'll have to run to Denver and take the girls.
It's so nice when you have a place to basically yourselves... :) We went to see the Easter Bunny yesterday and there was pretty much no line and we were able to go up to check him out a couple of times...all of which B didn't care for him. LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat pics of the White House. I would like to visit DC someday, so neat you are so close! :)