DC, Save Us!

 
Ithaca got UNREASONABLY cold in February and pretty much stayed that way until March/April. I kid you not! Ace and I were going a little crazy so the weekend of Valentines day we decided it was best to run from our problems. We headed to DC for safety. We headed south thinking surely we would be getting into warmer weather. However, our problems followed us; 6 hours away from Ithaca and there it was, the fierce cold and snow.

Because of the cold we didn't get out and do as much as we wanted. But really, there is just SO much to see and do in DC! We never would have been able to see and do all we wanted in just a few short days. Even with the cold, getting away with my three fellas was just what I needed. We had fun! We always seem to when we are together.

The Museum of Natural History

I love the above picture of Garret pointing, even if it is blurry (which is most of our pictures these days). Gar was just SO excited and kept pointing in every direction at all the many incredibly interesting things he was seeing.

That's a huge blue whale behind us...in case you were wondering.

Oh goodness...Garret's hair! Love me a shabby haired boy.

The ants in the above picture totally fascinated and saddened me a little bit. They are called Honeypot Ants and some of the workers (the ones hanging from the ceiling with large abdomens) are gorged with food and are basically used as living storage. So interesting and kind of sad to have your whole existence be simply for storing food. Check them out on Wikipedia...big world and lots of crazy things in it.

This is the boys (the little ones especially) doing one of their absolutely favorite things of the trip, riding the super long escalator down to the subway. It really was SUPER long!

The view from our room. We could see the historical Keys Bridge from there. Pretty cool.

Valentines Day Breakfast. Great view and even better dates. Love the above picture of Reid's hands. He turns them out a lot like that when he is telling us stories.

We came to DC with our friends Ryan, Chloe and Tucker Coles. They were here too, but of course we did not get a single picture together. That's life.

Miles and miles away from DC, this sweet little thing was born on Valentines Day! So glad to have sweet Ava Marie Burcham in our family.

Next stop: The Washington DC Temple! This is one of my favorite Temples (Timpanogos is another) The grounds were locked up so the above picture was the closest we could get. 

The National Cathedral

Out of all the beautiful things to see in our Nations Cathedral; the magnificent porcelain drinking fountain was the most interesting spot to young Garret and Reid Stryker. 

(It does have a nice shine to it. Plus it shoots water and you can hang from it, clearly)

DC, I was made at you for being just as cold as Ithaca, but Im over it! Thanks for some great memories.