saturday outing part 3: yards park

The best part of our D.C. visit was seeing so many friends. We gathered a big group together and met up at Yards Park, one of our favorite spots, for a dinner picnic. It actually ended up being a gorgeous evening with no humidity and pleasant temperatures. It was almost too chilly for the fountains but it didn't stop the kids and they had a blast playing in the water. I didn't get pictures of all the kids, or any of the adults, but we had an awesome group of friends there. Perfect end to a fun day in D.C.

We got to visit our old Ward on Sunday and see many more friends which was so fun. And also a little sad since we realized how many great friends we miss. Kirsten made a killer dinner for a Father's Day feast and after stuffing ourselves silly, we dragged the kids away from their friends and had a quiet drive home with exhausted, sleeping children.

Yards Park

Summer evenings in Yards Park are my favorite. We met some friends down there one evening a few weeks ago for a dinner picnic. The kids had so much fun playing in the water and could have stayed all night. I love the quiet setting on the river and the fun design of the park. It was a beautiful night for visiting with friends. I hope we can repeat this adventure soon.

We had a big group of friends. So fun.

 

saturday outing part 2: yards park + navy museum

After visiting the National Gallery of Art, we headed to Yards Park and met Ben's parents there for a picnic. No swimming suits like our last visit, but it was a pretty warm winter afternoon and the kids still loved running around the fountains.

Poor Amelia wasn't feeling too well but she toughed it out.

We also made a visit to the nearby U.S. Navy Museum. Our last visit involved baby zombies and bloodied faces so it was a much different experience this time around. The museum is really interesting and has some amazing model ships and old naval artifacts. The kids liked climbing on the gun seats.