Washington DC and a trip to the aunt and uncles!

On New Year's Day, we drove down to Washington DC!

My sister and brother in law live down there, and we have wanted to visit them for forever.  

We had gorgeous weather, and the drive was surprisingly a lot of fun.  

We went through 7 states in about 7 1/2 hours! (MA, CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, and DC!)

C was an absolute dream to drive with.  Seriously.  We cannot figure out why he can be happy doing absolutely nothing in a car for that long, but he was and it was great.  (Who knew shoes were such great toys???)

We got in that night, and enjoyed a fun dinner and opening late Christmas Presents.  L and J were so nice and let us sleep on their super nice bed, and C enjoyed his room in their closet. :)

The next morning L took us and we hit up some museums.  We first did the Natural History Museum, and then the Aerospace Museum.  C was probably a little young for both of these, but he did LOVE the airplanes.  And the space wing.  He kept pointing and saying "SPACE!!!"  Mr. H took C back to the apartment for a nap and L and I made the rounds to the monuments.  DC is SOOO pretty.

Thanks L, for capturing this fine moment....

Just keeping it real in the museum :)

Happy again.  :)

 

We got back home and went out to dinner, and then to a fun free concert at the Kennedy Center.  

The next day J was able to join us and we did a Washington Monument tour which was fun!  It was cool to see all the places in DC from the birds eye view.  

We then headed over to the capitol.  C had a BLAST chasing his aunt L and J around....I think he run after them the entire way.  This might have been the highlight of his trip. :)

The capitol tour was fun and we lucked out with a fun tour guide.  We went home, napped and then L and J took us on a tour of their super cool town!  Seriously, what a cute town.  We had fun perusing some of the stores and enjoying the charm. :)  We got some dinner and had a fun night of games.

Sunday we were able to attend their church, and it was great!  It was a fun congregation, and it was fun to see how adored L and J are.  We got some more naps (what happens when a pregnant lady travels) ate a nice dinner and chatted away.

We left the next morning and had a delightful drive home.  C was amazing again, and it made it very enjoyable.

C loved their kitty Ernest, and still tells me all about when he played with 'Ernie'.

It was so nice to spend some good time with L and J.  Thanks again for making our visit so delightful!

The Grand Move Part 1

We got out the door on Friday, and started our trek eastward! :)  

I loved driving in Wyoming- it was really beautiful.  My dad was the perfect travel companion for this leg, and we listened to John Denver as we watched the sun set on this gorgeous plains.

We ate dinner at 'Su Casa' in Rawlins, which was really good.  (Thanks J!)

That night we slept in Laramie, which reminded me of my best friend K and her infamous Laramie River Ranch. :)  

Saturday we got going and made a stop in North Platte, and then ending up that night in Omaha.  Mr. H and I had a fun stretch in the truck on that day, and we sang his old band's cd mix to our hearts content together.  Nebraska was also really pretty, but it was crazy how much greener it got as soon as we got near to Omaha.

We headed up to Winter's Quarters, and saw the temple as well as some historical Mormon Pioneer sites.  It was cool to see a spot that I had heard talked about so much in person.  

We ate a super late dinner that night...I think it was around 9:30.... Poor C wolfed it down.  The waitress commented that I had such a good eater on my hands, but I kind of think the time was the biggest factor. :)

The next morning we drove about an hour up the road and made it to a small branch in Atlantic, Iowa.  The church was beautiful, and was surrounded by gorgeous corn fields.  It was a good experience to go to a branch that was so small and see the faith of the great members there!  We made it to South Bend that night, and although we dd not see Touch Down Jesus, we were pleasantly surprised at how nice our 2 star hotel was and had a great night.  

Oh, we crossed the Mississippi River.  It was pretty awesome, and sweet Mr. H called to tell me I was the prettiest girl this side of the Mississippi. :)