Week of traveling....

We are so happy to be home and not have plans to travel for a long time!! I have pictures on the other computer, so I will post those later.. Here is a quick recap of the last week and a half...

We spent last weekend in DC.  It was a nice little family trip.  We headed up Friday and had PF Changs for dinner (YUM!) and then hit the sack.  Saturday we spent all day at the various museums.  It was good to take Burke to see the Air and Space, since he loves Buzz these days, airplanes are pretty cool.  We headed to Natural History after, but it had started to rain, so there were a MILLION people inside.  It was really hard to move around and see anything, so we ended up heading out.  I wanted to stop by the White House for pics, which we did.  You couldn't get nearly as close as you used to, so the pics weren't great, but we went none the less.  We had to RUN to the metro to avoid the hail and thunderstorm.  Burke didn't really nap much, so we headed back to rest up.  There was a mall right next to our hotel so we spent the evening shopping (but bought nothing).

Sunday we got up early and headed to the Zoo.  I wanted to be there right when they let the animals out so we could see everything.  I didn't want it to get crazy busy and not see things.  We really enjoyed the park and it was somewhat quiet, so Burke was able to explore on his own, which was nice.  Burke really loved the animals and I loved hearing him making the animals sounds!  We were able to see most everything in about 3 hours.  You could spend WAY more time, but we have a 21 month old and his attention span isn't all that great :) 

I had a conference in NOVA so that's why we ended up going.  I spent Sunday evening in a board meeting and ALL day Monday in lectures.  Brian and Burke hung around the hotel and went to the indoor playground at the mall.  We were able to meet up for lunch, which was nice!  Tuesday morning I was in meetings all morning, but then we ended up heading out a little early.  We just wanted to hit the road! We definitely enjoyed our visit, but it's not easy traveling with a little guy, so we were happy to be home!

Brian's brother, Kevin was in Lynchburg from California with his girlfriend and two little girls last week.  We hadn't met the youngest so we were eager to visit with them!  Dave was also there with his new son, Noah, so we were super excited to meet him too!  We got back late on Tuesday from NOVA, then worked Wednesday morning.  At lunch time, we headed to Lynchburg to spend the evening with Brian's family.  It was so nice to be all together and see the boys interact.  The cousins also enjoyed playing together.  We were able to go out to dinner with his extended family, dad, aunts, brothers and cousins.  It was so nice to see everyone!  I love listening to them talk about growing up and playing army, etc.  It was quite funny when their Dad asked how the hole was put in the wall (MANY years ago).  As if it was planned, they all pointed at a different person.. CLASSIC!  We headed back home late Wednesday night (its about a 2 hour drive, so we were wiped!)

We stayed around Thursday and did the normal work thing, but Friday headed to Richmond after work.  Brian's brothers were planning on being in Richmond to visit his mom.  We got in late on Friday and pretty much just headed to bed.  Saturday morning we got up and headed to Brian's mom's house.  It's about an hour from my parents (where we stayed).  We spent the day with his Mom, brothers and cousins again. It was nice to spend the time with everyone.  Burke enjoyed playing with his cousins, as long as they stayed away from his Buzz Lightyear toy (a little possessive)!  After our visit, we headed back to my parents for dinner and much needed sleep.  We had to wake up early on Sunday to head back, since I had to work all day.


It was a LONG week of traveling.  We are so happy we got to see everyone, but so thrilled to be home after a long week.  Next time, everyone comes to us :)