visitor #1

austin's cousin gianna & her husband eric came to d.c. this last week with their oldest, elizabeth! it may be a stretch to call them visitors (we don't have a house yet - haha) but we were able to meet up with them in the city & play! i think i'll mix it up & not do a collage. *gasp* i know, let's try a play by play this time. :)

we took the metro to arlington cemetery (above) & walked across arlington memorial bridge into d.c.

'air-pane!'

why is it that i get eyes closed, cheeser smile of the year when i have a backdrop like this?

after crossing the potomac, looking back toward columbia island.

have i mentioned my love affair with this stroller? oh i have? well it gets stronger everyday i tell ya.

 yeah, i live here. what up.

be STILL my heart.

                             

contented, appropriate tourists.

zealot, fanatical follower for life. i promise i will take many an embarrassing picture here for your viewing pleasure.

eek! people we know! haha

korean war memorial. 

laser etchings of actual photographs on the stone wall. quite cool.

i was amazed at how different the same area looked less than 2 weeks since our last visit. tulips seriously EVERYWHERE!

here's everyone relishing a glorious 76 degree day!

if you get sick of every possible vantage point of every monument you might just have to wait for me to move.

 elizabeth & cossette. they loooooved each other! so cute.

 'kak! kak! kak!' chasing ducks with some random kids.

gianna & aust throwing ellers in the air. :)

 elizabeth & elles-a-belle by one of the few remaining cherry trees in bloom.

 jellybean. :)

sharing her snack with mama. this is on the steps of the jefferson.

see how blossom-less the trees are?! still really pretty but i can't believe how fast that happened.

 cossette on the metro.

this is a masonic temple we pass on the rail home. interesting.

phew! congrats on finishing that one. see isn't a nice concise collage much MUCH better?? gianna is such an upbeat, fun person & elizabeth is about as sweet as they come. i thought she might sneak cossette back to the hotel with them. we're so glad we got to see them! yay!