So, we started our adventure with a night in Omaha. We decided to fly out of Omaha and we were leaving SUPER early Friday morning, so we got a hotel room with a little water park to start vacation out right. Lets just say, although J didn't sleep the entire afternoon, he was having the time of his life in the water! It melts my heart to see him laugh, smile and have so much fun.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP... Oh yes, just imagine the sound of an alarm clock... at 3:15 a.m.! Ugh, not a great noise at that hour, but we were very excited to get our vacation going. Off to the airport we went!!
As a little side note... The last time we flew with Jameson he wasn't as mobile. With that said, I was pretty nervous for the flight. Trust me, I had every singe trick up my sleeve to keep him busy on the flight, but my blood was still pumping like crazy. And this is exactly how the flight went: (sorry its kind of a dark picture)
YES!!! Jameson slept all but maybe 20 minutes of the flight!!!!! This was one happy mommy! Not to mention, the air condition was not working for the first hour and my back was killing me, so daddy came to my rescue and held J the entire flight and they both got a great nap in.
One of Luke's army friends and his family lives in DC, so we were lucky enough to spend Friday and Saturday with them. They have a little guy two weeks older than J, so the boys were able to play and enjoy each others company while us adults were able to catch up. Friday evening they introduced us to the AMAZING Matchbox Pizza. Trust me, if you are ever in the DC area, you MUST try it!!! We spent our Saturday cruising the National Zoo and playing on the Nation Mall. Ollie was in heaven, while J was not in the best of moods. He was pretty tired from traveling and (we didn't know it at this point) not feeling so well. (we thought, at this point, it was allergies). My brother was also able to join us on our Zoo adventure!!!
Carousal at the National Zoo
Enjoying the beautiful weather
Monday was a pretty raining, cold day... Jameson was still not feeling the best, so we made it a pretty low key day. My mom and I were able to sneak away and do some shopping in DuPont Square while the boys enjoyed some delicious food and cocktails while J rested. One thing I would highly recommend - We went to Bobby Flay's burger joint - Bobby's Burger Palace. Again, if you are in the area, you must try!!! SO DELICIOUS!
Tuesday was back to beautiful weather and J was on the mend. Although not feeling 100%, his energy level was starting to recharge and he was ready to head out for some fresh air. We spent some time at the botanical gardens, playing out on the Mall, walking around China Town and eating yummy, yummy food (oh wait, we did that ALL weekend long!). Luke and my bro were able to get some time away to visit the Library of Congress and spend time quality time together.
Uncle Adam Me and J
Bring on Wednesday and it was time for us to say goodbye. With one quick stop at the Fire Station and then we were off to the airport. We truly had a great time even though our little man was not feeling well. It was great to see the Munirs, my brother and get one last trip to DC before Adam calls California home.
For all of you Onalaska Hilltoppers -
This was the Fire Station we sang at on our DC/New York Trip in 2002
Thanks Adam, Erol, Kat and Ollie for a great vacation!
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