Jake has never been to see all the sights in Washington DC (I went back
in 2007), so we decided that it was something we should together while
we live in North Carolina, because DC is only a 4hr drive from here.
We decided to plan the trip for this past week, because every year around 4th July, Jakes company shuts down for a week, so he has the time off.
We headed out on Thursday morning, and stayed until Saturday. It was definitely a whirlwind trip, but it was fun. I'd been watching the weather daily, building up to the trip... and every time I checked, it was forecast to be hotter and hotter than the previous time I looked.
By time we actually headed to DC, the temperatures for the 3 days we were there, were between 100-106'F (37-41'C)..it was HOT...
I was so worried about the kids not handling the heat very well, because we'd be doing A LOT of walking and be outdoors for hours at a time, so I bought a clip on umbrella for Luke's side of the stroller where he doesn't usually have a sun shade, and I bought both kids battery operated fans to keep them a bit cooler (Kates was taped with packaging tape to the snack tray in front of her. lol.. it looked pretty ghetto, but it did the trick.)
We also went through A LOT of water... all 4 of us... I packed in a cooler of both frozen and refrigerated bottled water so that we had COLD water at all times. Maybe I'm just overly cautious and paranoid, but I was quite shocked at how many people were out in that heat with young kids in strollers, without sun hats OR umbrellas/stroller shades etc...
Both Jake and I were amazed at how well our two children did on the trip. It was so hot, and they were tired because naps were missed, and most of the time they were confined to the stroller while we walked, and yet we didn't hear a peep out of either of them. They were little stars.
We tried to include some kid friendly things to do, like splashing out feet in the fountain at the WWII memorial, playing in the many sprinklers that DC so graciously had set up in that hot weather, and we took Luke to the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs, even though that was a fast paced tour because it was time to head back to our hotel.
We took lots and lots of pictures (well Jake took most of them)
Far too many to post to one blog post, so here are some of them, and then there are about 60 more in addition to these posted to my Facebook page if you want to see those too :)
We decided to plan the trip for this past week, because every year around 4th July, Jakes company shuts down for a week, so he has the time off.
We headed out on Thursday morning, and stayed until Saturday. It was definitely a whirlwind trip, but it was fun. I'd been watching the weather daily, building up to the trip... and every time I checked, it was forecast to be hotter and hotter than the previous time I looked.
By time we actually headed to DC, the temperatures for the 3 days we were there, were between 100-106'F (37-41'C)..it was HOT...
I was so worried about the kids not handling the heat very well, because we'd be doing A LOT of walking and be outdoors for hours at a time, so I bought a clip on umbrella for Luke's side of the stroller where he doesn't usually have a sun shade, and I bought both kids battery operated fans to keep them a bit cooler (Kates was taped with packaging tape to the snack tray in front of her. lol.. it looked pretty ghetto, but it did the trick.)
We also went through A LOT of water... all 4 of us... I packed in a cooler of both frozen and refrigerated bottled water so that we had COLD water at all times. Maybe I'm just overly cautious and paranoid, but I was quite shocked at how many people were out in that heat with young kids in strollers, without sun hats OR umbrellas/stroller shades etc...
Both Jake and I were amazed at how well our two children did on the trip. It was so hot, and they were tired because naps were missed, and most of the time they were confined to the stroller while we walked, and yet we didn't hear a peep out of either of them. They were little stars.
We tried to include some kid friendly things to do, like splashing out feet in the fountain at the WWII memorial, playing in the many sprinklers that DC so graciously had set up in that hot weather, and we took Luke to the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs, even though that was a fast paced tour because it was time to head back to our hotel.
We took lots and lots of pictures (well Jake took most of them)
Far too many to post to one blog post, so here are some of them, and then there are about 60 more in addition to these posted to my Facebook page if you want to see those too :)
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| This was Kates favourite part of the trip... splashing in the fountain at the WWII Memorial. |
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| Riding the Metro |
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| Lukes favourite part was playing in the sprinkler outside the Lincoln Memorial.. it was sooo hot! |
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| Chocolate pudding cup after lunch at the Museum of Natural History. |
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| Sharing with Daddy.. Kate wants some too. lol |
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| I found this really cool.. it's the actual capsule used in the Chilean mine rescue last year... I watched the rescue live on tv, so it was awesome. |
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| He just couldn't make it home after day two of walking. LOL |
1 comment:
Looks like so much fun! Glad the kids did well despite the heat.
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