Our anniversary trip got to happen in August this year. Something about scheduling on school breaks. haha. So we went the second week in August, a solid month before our actual anniversary.
It was my turn to plan our anniversary trip this year and after much debate I opted to take us to Washington D.C.! My mom came out to watch Kellan for us so we were able to spend a few days - baby free for the first time. Despite the fact that it rained almost the whole time, we really had a good time and got in lots of sightseeing and good eats.
The Capitol Building:
It's quite beautiful in the rain.
A nice view of the national mall all fogged and rained over. If you look closely, you can see the Washington Monument.
And a front view of the Capitol Building.
Just a few more random shots:
Then some views of the White House:
On our first night there the place we wanted to do dinner at (Founding Farmers - highly recommend, however it was pricy) had over an hour wait. We were committed though, probably because we knew we could sneak away and visit things while we were waiting. The first stop we made was the Lincoln Memorial.
We then got a nice twilight view of the Washington Memorial.
Here are some more pictures of our rainy day adventures.
On our last day in D.C, we made a stop at the temple. We were so happy to have the chance to go. It's a lot harder to make frequent temple trips when you live hours away and have a small child who is still very dependent on you.
After the temple we made a stop at Arlington National Cemetery. That was a very humbling experience. It really makes you appreciate all the sacrifices that have been made to keep our nation safe.
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
Rows and rows of headstones, all neatly aligned.
Not to mention the beautiful view of the city that you get from the cemetery.
On our way home we stopped at a place in Anapolis that had a six pound shake. We made a special effort to go there. Between the two of us we managed to finish it off!
I felt pretty full towards the end of the shake, but Hunter (who ate faaarr more than I did) almost lost it on the way back to our car but ultimately managed to feel better.
All in all we had a great time! We were really able to enjoy ourselves - and being with just each other. Kellan and my mom had a great time and no problems. Everything went really well. We loved DC - probably me a little more than Hunter - and will definitely be going back multiple times in the future.
Honorable mention that isn't pictured: parts of the Smithsonian. We visited the Air and Space Museum (where I desparately wanted to buy Kellan an astronaut outfit but didn't because of size) and the National History Museum which we could have spend so much more time in.
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