A little weekend getaway...

We spent the afternoon yesterday in Old Town Alexandria and are headed to the National Zoo this morning and National Mall this afternoon. Adam has to work in DC next week so we decided to come early for a little weekend fun.

We did some strolling down King Street...



Then Carter was mesmerized by this fountain. That is until the airplane flew over our heads, then he didn't know which was more fun to watch.



This guy played Beethoven's Ode To Joy on these water glasses. It was fantastic and so fun to watch and listen to.



Next we made it to the water where Carter had even more fun stuff to watch. There was lots of boat activity, a big bridge in the distance with lots of big trucks, airplanes flying over us every 2-3 minutes, and water. A sweet girl offered to take our picture and we took her up on it.



We had a yummy seafood dinner and then headed back to the hotel so we could put a tired little man to bed. We are staying in a hotel that used to be condos just a little outside of Alexandria. We have found that we prefer to stay in suites (if we can find one that is affordable) when we travel with Carter. It is really nice to be able to put him down in the bedroom and then have another small sitting area for us to hang out for a few hours before we head to bed. We have had luck with our past couple of hotels, but they took some time to find. Anyone with little ones have any suggestions for finding a good place with little ones? We will be in Atlanta for a few nights in May and we need to find a place soon for that...

Almost zoo time...more pictures to come.