national harbor carousel

Oliver's cute little friend Reagan had a fun birthday party at the National Harbor carousel. My kids were in heaven with access to unlimited rides on the carousel. I had no idea how many times they would be willing to ride a carousel until now. (I lost track. It was a lot.) They loved being able to pick a new animal each time and ride with friends.

These pictures of Oliver make me laugh. You would never know it from these photos, but he loved it. As soon as the ride ended, he would say "Again! Want to ride again!" Maybe he was just annoyed with me for taking pictures.

 

Simon enjoyed riding too. This kid is perpetually in a state of drooling right now. 

national harbor

Ben flew back into town Friday night and wanted to do something Christmas-y so we headed over to National Harbor. It started to rain so we only stopped briefly at the big Christmas tree and then took cover inside the Gaylord Hotel. It was decorated the same as it is every year. The kids like to ride the glass elevator to the top and look down on the glass roof (although Elsa was scared to death this year of the whole experience and couldn't wait to get back down on the ground). We stuck around for the fountain show which was amusing...basically the nativity story set to lights and fountains in this massive commercial space. Oliver was completely fascinated by the fountains. And all the kids loved the fake snow that fell inside.

We wandered into the convention center inside the Gaylord to find a restroom away from the crowds and the kids were completely fascinated by the carpet and long empty hallways. It was hard to drag Oliver away.