While the rest of the country set out on a long weekend vacation to kick-off the summer this Memorial Day weekend, I stayed local to visit some family in NJ rather than battling traffic. Good thing the weekend prior we got our adventure fix by road tripping to our nation's capital! It's so wonderful to make new friends later in life...even better when those friends happen to be part of your family!! Becky & Brad were gracious enough to host us for the weekend, all while hosting even more family and friends for little Carter's very first birthday!
The weather wasn't very interested in cooperating with outdoor activities, but we still managed to have a great time and shared lots of laughs. This picture makes me laugh with lovely Lily sneaking in on the edge of the family photo, I just couldn't crop out her cute little curly ponytails!
The birthday boy was SO excited to have mini Nila wafers surrounding his chocolate cake. He crammed them in faster than anyone could count! Not sure if he just filled up on those delicious tiny cookies or if he is going to be one of those people that doesn't LOVE chocolate (oddly enough, they do exist!), but he was not having the cake or chocolate chip cookies. But hey, it was his party and he was happy, so that's all that really mattered!
While I've been to DC a few times, this was the first time I'd really walked around much of the residential areas. I was so impressed with how meticulously manicured the front gardens were, no matter how small the plot of land. Made me feel like I needed to spruce up my own tiny yard with some of that city street pizazz! To get a little extra landscaping motivation, we ended our weekend with a walk through the national botanical garden.
Thanks for a great weekend, guys! Hope we can return the favor in Philly soon!!
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