This summer, Alison and I were both out to Maryland before our
husbands. We made an ambitious list of things we wanted to do with the
kids before we left for North Carolina, and we got about half way
through it! One of the things we wanted to do was to go to one of the
concerts on the National Mall. On the night we went, the U.S. Air Force band
was playing. They played right at the bottom of the capital steps as dusk neared, and we
watched the concert as the sun set in the background. The band was
fantastic, and the kids loved having the chance to see all the
instruments up close. Grandma and Grandpa met us down there toward the end and a fun time was had by all. If you ever find yourself in downtown Washington in the summer around sundown, see if there is a concert going on. They offer them to the public several times a week all summer long and it is definitely worth seeing.
Another thing we did was go to the zoo with Tom and Sarah and their kids.
Maya, Sydney and Rayzel taking a break
It was hot!!
We also went to Tom and Sarah's house and had girls day/boys day. The girls played Wii Dance and the boys went with Uncle Tom to see Transformers. We also went to some museums and spent some time at Dale and Tammy's house and picked delicious blueberries at a farm near their house. I didn't get any pictures of those things though...Soon after that it was off to the beach in North Carolina. Pictures of that to follow soon...
