If you would have asked me last week if I liked DC, I would have had a long list of reasons to say "get me outta here!" But the past 3 days it has been summer, and my winter blues and tantrums about being cooped up inside have now fled, and all I can do is just admire this beautiful land that is in bloom. I literally cried tears of sadness when I missed the Cherry Blossom Festival last year, so I am so over the moon that the kids and I were able to trek down there today and witness that fairytale garden around the Tidal Basin. I ditched the double stroller in an effort to have Evelyn walk her energy out and secure for herself a guaranteed looooonnnngg nap, but it seems the joke was on me and I am the one in need of a nap after carrying a baby, toddler, backpack, and camera around for 2 hours, and the energizer bunny of a gal is still talking to herself in her crib after an hr and a half. Oh, the agony of having a youngin' who is too young to give up a nap!
Beautiful pictures! They make me want to be outside enjoying beautiful spring weather :) We had a glimpse of spring and now are under another blanket of snow here in Colorado!
ReplyDeleteOh I feel you on the whole "great idea turned wrong". Well, at least you got your workout, right?! It really is gorgeous there..I've been wanting to make a trip back for a while now.
ReplyDeleteso pretty! that little Evelyn is such a firecracker--I haven't even met her but I can see it in her adorable grin. :)
ReplyDeleteah! i've been waiting for someone to post pictures of cherry blossoms! thank you thank you thank you! this just made my week :) i miss it so much!
ReplyDeleteSpring is the prettiest time in DC. We back back in June and I can't wait to have real seasons again. Beautiful pictures (and sorry about the no-nap!)
ReplyDeleteThese pictures have gotten me so excited to move back to the DC area this summer. Oh how I've missed the blooms!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I need to get my bum down to DC this week!!! How gorgeous! I live so close but have never seen the trees... These pictures are amazing!!!
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Dawnelle
Just Dawnelle
beautiful cherry blossoms!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! The flowers are really starting to bloom here and they are so pretty!!! I LOVE LOVE Spring time!!! But the Killer Heat not so much. Im sorry little Miss didnt go for the nap and your plan didn't work. She's so cute though!!!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! my now three year old gave up her naps on her second birthday, and i tell ya what, it's something you mourn! With my husband deployed and a newborn, it's all i can do not to cry most days that she does not nap. I feel ya! beautiful pics and beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! Scott decided tonight that he is taking tomorrow off from work to head on down. I may just take our stroller after reading how Evelyn won't nap ;-)
ReplyDeleteItsn't just magical down there with all the pretty cherry blossoms?
I love these pictures Kendra!!! I miss you. So happy you got out to enjoy yourself and the beauty of it all. love,
ReplyDeleteShauna xo
So beautiful. I was just in DC in the fall and it was gorgeous then too. Now I want to go back!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous!! I love the pic of you and your littles :)
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