Hazel Does DC

It seemed like a great idea...head down to DC and see the cherry blossoms. Seth and I went last year and it was awesome, definitely worth seeing. We talked our friends into going with us, telling them it was "so great". We headed down early, with hopes that the rain would let up soon. Well, anyone that has been out to visit us knows we have the darnedest luck when it comes to sight-seeing and weather. We attract rain, and lots of it. Today was definitely no exception!We started at Arlington, we made the hike with strollers to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I really enjoy the changing of the guard and the tradition that goes with it.

Hazel was excited to get out of the rain (she didn't get wet!) and ride the metro over to Ben's Chili Bowl.
Although we are at the front of the line in this picture, we had waited allll the way around the corner and down the alley. Apparently it was a good day for chili! (Check out the album to see who's table we sat at.)
We are very happy that Hazel likes her car seat, which means she also likes the car and stroller. Praise be! However, she prefers to be in motion, which meant I got to do laps while we were all stopped at the bathroom.
We hit a couple of the monuments on the way back to the car. It was a pretty successful outing as a "family". Woah!
Here's the star of the day...with eyes open!

There are a lot more pictures in the album, Seth took quit a few (most of what you see). I'm convincing him to make up an album of DC through his eyes. Baby steps!

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