We live near Washington D.C.

That means we never go to Washington D.C. It usually seems like too much work to fight the traffic and hoards of tourists, so we end up never going. Which is a shame, because D.C. is home to some of the best museums in the country (and most of them are free!) (One a side note, when I moved to NYC and first went to a museum there, I was shocked that I had to pay. Pay for a museum?!? Madness!!) I had never realized how lucky we were to have access to these amazing places!

Well, today we decided to take the kids in for a few hours. We packed lunches and ate in the car. We found a parking spot a short distance from the mall. Initially we thought about the Air and Space Museum, but the kids have been asking lots of questions about dinosaurs, so the Museum of Natural History was the place for us. It has always been my favorite museum, and I really enjoyed introducing my kids to it. I hadn’t been there in years so it was fun to see the new exhibits. I really can’t wait to take them in for another visit!

Tonight we went to a beautiful candlelight vigil for a neighbor that recently passed away. His fiancé and son are always in our thoughts and prayers. We feel blessed to have been a part of this evening.