Trip to the National Zoo

We took our first real adventure this past Saturday since being here in D.C. . . .to the zoo! The girls were very excited. We took the Metro in. They were not too fond of the nasty elevator we had to take to get down to the tracks WAY below the streets (neither were we for that matter). But, they kind of thought it was fun to be on the train. Arianna went nuts when she saw the animals! She had a blast. But, that said, she also has a blast watching normal sparrows or pigeons on the regular city streets! Emma's favorite of the day was seeing the elephants. She requested to go back to them on our way out of the park. It was a gorgeous day- not too hot, and with a bit of a breeze. We thoroughly wore them out and they both zonked out in the stroller before we even got to the Metro station near the zoo. They slept the entire way home and transferred to their beds perfectly, for which this pregnant mom was grateful. I got a good nap in myself before they woke up!







We got a kick out of the fact that they both slept with their heads turned the same way and their arms identically transposed! So cute!

Fun in the hotel

The girls are having fun living here at the hotel. Partly because there is not as much for mom and dad to be doing and they get a lot more attention from us! With the house behind us, no place for a garden, much less cooking and cleaning going on, they have a lot more mom and dad time and are reveling in it! Here are a few pictures and a video of our fun times here at the hotel so far. . .

Good bye, house! Hello, D.C.!

We sold our very first home after living there for just 2 1/2 years. It was a hard thing, but it kind of all fell in our laps as though it were meant to be. It was strange to see it all empty and to drive away for the last time.

We took off last Saturday for Washington D.C. We are pretty much loving life right now. We are living in a hotel and being spoiled rotten. . .Breakfast served every morning, dinner three nights a week and not having to clean- beautiful! Kenneth is really enjoying his new job and the baby # three is happy in healthy inside mama's belly.



The girls are having a blast here! We have already discovered 3 different playgrounds within walking distance and go on some sort of outing every day. We will be in the hotel another 3 weeks before our apartment is ready. That should give us plenty of time to get settled in and ready for the little guy to arrive!

One last visit to the farm before we move. . .

We had one last visit to the farm before our move to Maryland. Karen and her family here visiting from Utah at the same time.

The three stooges. It was fun to live so close together for the first year and a half of their lives.

Arianna, Lydia and Benjamin

Grandma enjoying time with Emma.

Popsicles all around.

Can you believe that highchair line-up?

Emma and Arianna enjoying their popsicles.