Four-CHEN-ate!: Happy 4th of July!

We have had a lot of fun this weekend and still have one more day with Victor home! Yay!

We kicked off the weekend with a trip to the pool. Erik is brave enough to swim by himself (with a life jacket) this summer. This makes trips to the pool more fun. Lainey loves the water too. She wants to swim by herself too --- maybe next summer baby!

Saturday I had an appointment to get my haircut in downtown DC. We didn't have any other plans for the day so the we all went downtown for the day. Erik loves riding the metro so we always take the train to get downtown when he is with us.

The national mall is a great place to go with kids. Lots of open space to run and play. Neat museums that are all free so it doesn't matter if you spend 10 minutes or 2 hours in them.

"Riding" in the passenger car

American History Museum

3D I-Max Movie - Dinosaurs

Natural History Museum

Erik loved the movie. He was so funny to watch. He kept ducking out of the way of dinosaurs and sitting at the edge of his seat. He wasn't really scared (didn't want to sit on my lap or leave the theater) but he kept trying to get out of the way.

If you asked him what the movie is about he will tell you, "The dinosaur with feathers got pushed down the hill by the other dinosaur but he got back up again."

This was a scene of dinosaurs fighting over food -- the dinosaur with feathers did NOT get back up again. I am glad Erik's glass is still half full! :)

Erik rode the carousal on the mall for the first time.

It spins really fast and is loooong ride.

You won't catch me on it -- good thing Victor likes spinning rides.

Can you find Erik below?

Sunday, the 4th we had James and Sean over for PJ, popcorn, and movie night. Toy Story 2 was watched. Erik didn't move off of the couch. James and Sean watched most of it but played with toys part of the time too.

After the movie was over we, along with Karen and Sean, headed to the Pentagon to watch the fireworks. We were able to watch the DC fireworks from the "roof" of the Pentagon. It wasn't the top of the actual Pentagon but the courtyard area on the 2nd floor. I am not exactly sure how to describe it.

It was perfect! We had a great view of the fireworks but the noise level wasn't overwhelming. Plus the crowds were much better than downtown. I was afraid traffic would be horrible on the way home but we were able to get in the HOV lanes and made it home in less than 10 minutes. I think that is the fastest I have ever made it home from the Pentagon.

Thanks for joining us Karen and Sean! We had a blast!