Wednesday, April 24

Cherry Blossoms

The boys and I made a run into DC (even though my allergies begged me not to) to see the cherry blossoms. Finley was a much more willing participant in my photoshoot than his brother--and I got a few sweet ones of him, which you saw in the post for his birthday. (In case you are interested, here's a vintage 2009 post about Cherry Blossoms...)

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We went out on a Wednesday morning--one of maybe five good days of blossoms. We made it early enough there weren't many people out. The boys got to run free and enjoy the blooming trees--and I got quite a few good shots with no people. I had some anxiety about taking the boys into DC alone--but they did great. Traffic was moderate, I parked easily and the boys happily rode in the stroller as we moved around the tidal basin. It was a lovely day.

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Braden was too busy exploring and asking for snacks to participate in the pictures.  This really was about as good as it got! I mean, he's cute even when he's not smiling.

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All my favorite smiley pictures of Finley are in his birthday post--but I this is one of my favorites, even though he's making a goofy face.

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A nice lady was kind enough to take our picture--I'm so grateful she did! A very sweet memory to wrap up our Virginia time. (Sidenote: the first time I typed that sentence I typed BOSTON instead of Virginia. I still slip up and tell people that's where I love when people ask... And I majorly have Boston on the brain after the bomber was captured a mile south of our old house in Watertown!)

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On the way back to the car, we stopped at the Jefferson Memorial and the boys climbed around and I took some pictures.

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Here's some pictures of us at the Jefferson two years ago... I can't believe how LITTLE Finley looks! Tiny peanut. After we left, we stopped and picked up We The Pizza as the culmination of my DC Gastro-Tour. I hit just about every restaurant on my list!

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5 comments:

  1. So pretty! You know you're required to post more during finals so I have something fun to look at and distract me, right? Or I guess I can see you guys for real or something like that, too.

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  2. Lovely blossom shots!!!

    Love DC.

    Missing you.

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    1. I'm sure I'll feel this same way after your Disney shots are posted... but you are so much more creative than me! I need to brainstorm more beforehand because in the moment, I'm more worried about making sure my kids don't run away. :)

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  3. I think that the Jefferson has the best natural light. It's just perfect.

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    1. No joke. It's just beautiful. A little too tempting for kids who just want to climb though...

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