The Cherry Blossoms that we barely saw.....

Last Friday, March 24, 2012, we packed a picnic lunch and headed to downtown DC to see the cherry blossoms. It was an amazing day! The last dew days had been no less than 75 degrees, no humidity and Friday got up to 83 degrees! We were so excited to go down and have a picnic under the canopy of beautiful pink blossoms. Traffic was minimal coming into the city and we were very excited....until we got into the city....Everyone on the entire east coast and all the people visiting for Spring Break had the same idea. We were stuck in traffic for almost an hour and a half. We saw cherry blossoms, but just from the car. The kids started to get hungry and bored. We had promised a game of soccer and to top off the evening with ice cream.

We eventually made it to the Capitol. It is a part of DC that I love. So, we spread out a blanket and had our picnic under the shadows of the Capitol....and we still had a great time!

Happy Savannah

Sassy Savannah

Mad Savannah

Silly Savannah

This was our view at dinner....the sun was making it look like gold!

Ok! This boy can stop growing up anytime! His braces make him look so old!

And this one looks so old too with braces!

I love this little girl!

Xander being silly!

Grandpa Johnnie came and we just relaxed and ate our picnic.....

Our neighbor, Andrew came with us. He is like our adopted son/brother. It was so fun to have him with us!

I love this picture of Xander and Savannah!

This picture of Garrett is so Garrett. His smile, his stance. Gosh! I love this boy!

One of my favorite pictures of the evening! The tulips were the perfect background!

This is my favorite picture of my dad!

The pansies were so beautiful and they made the perfect backdrop for these pictures of these two beautiful girls!

Eleanor and Andrew are best friends. They are like brother and sister and love to be goofy together. Everyone should have a best friend like Andrew!

Garrett's eyes....love them!

Savannah's favorite color is yellow. She insisted on a picture with a yellow flower. She is so funny! Love this little girl!

Oh, and a picture of me!

Another favorite of Grandpa Johnnie and Savannah

We tried to go to the Museum of Native Americans, but it was closed, so we climbed on the rocks outside.

When it was time to go, I looked up and saw the Capitol again. So beautiful!

We are so lucky to be able to go and see the sights and enjoy the beauty of our nation's capitol.

A picture with my kids.....

I love these kids.....

I was a great adventure, even though we only saw the cherry blossoms from the car. And in the end, we went out to ice cream....just down the road from our house.