We spent the last week in Maryland and boy did we pack it in! We left Monday night at 7:30pm and arrived at grandma and grandpa's house at 6:00am on Tuesday. After some breakfast, we went to the hotel to check-in and let pappa bear get some sleep. We went to go visit great grandma in the afternoon and had dinner at grandma's house. Wednesday morning after breakfast at the hotel (which EV ate twice--once when she woke up at 7am and again when momma bear went to go eat at 9am), we headed into the city to visit the natural history museum. We spent the morning looking at fossils and learning about dinosaurs, then headed to eat lunch at the Old Post Office atrium food court (found it on Scoutmob). Unfortunately, we did not make it far before EV fell asleep and therefore ended up taking her nap in the car. For the afternoon, we went to grandma's house so that we could meet up with relatives: aunts and cousins galore! We met up with some second cousins and went to Chuck E Cheese--the place gave momma a big headache but EV you were having the time of your life!
Thursday morning we decided to keep it low-key and visit a park--what a great park! It had a huge playground, a carousal, and a choo-choo train. It kept us busy for the morning and made us hungry for lunch. For lunch, we went to have some Peruvian chicken. Yum!!!! After everyone's nap, momma bear and pappa bear included, we headed over to grandma's house again so that we could meet up with some more aunts and uncles. We headed into Virginia, played at an indoor playground, and had really good Japanese buffet food.
Since it had been raining Thursday night, Friday morning was much cooler than the previous couple of days. So, we decided to take the chance and go to the National Zoo. Boy oh boy, did you have a good time. We saw zebras, cheetahs, lions, tigers, panda bears, elephants, gorillas, monkeys, and much much more. You couldn't stop talking about all the animals! (Side note: I don't think I have heard you talk as much as you talked on this trip! You definitely love to talk! You also made us laugh more and understand you more on this trip!!). We had lunch at the zoo then headed back for your nap. After your nap we made our way into Baltimore to meet more aunts and uncles. Here you got to meet 4 of the largest dogs you have ever seen. I was so proud of you--you were not the least bit scared and you embraced them as if you have been around big dogs all your life! In Baltimore we ate Maryland blue crabs, snow crabs, and corn on the water. You were having the best time.
Saturday was our last day and unfortunately we were not able to do anything we planned as it rained hard all day. So, we spent our last day with grandma and grandpa, eating good food, and making games out of plastic bags and paper. Although it was spent mostly indoors, it was a good day. After dinner, we got ready and headed back down to Georgia. We were sad to leave but thankful we had a week to spend time with family. We love you and miss you all!!
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