Owen turned four on Thursday, May 21st. Four years ago I earned the honorable title of mommy and I couldn’t be happier. Owen is such a happy, energetic and outgoing kid. He is our little social butterfly. Everyone he meets is his friend. He will talk to anyone about anything, and it seems that everyone always wants to talk to him. He is very polite, always (mostly) uses his manners and he is kind. God surely blessed us! Above all, Owen is a great son and big brother. When he wakes up in the morning, he is quick to tell us that he loves us and that he is happy to see us. When he sees his brother for the first time, he gives Jase a hug and says, “I missed you my little buddy.” He truly brings joy into our lives every day.
Owen chose to go to the Rocket Museum (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum) for his birthday. Because of our family’s flexible schedule, we decided to go on his actual birthday. When the day came, it was very overcast, cold and rainy. We were all disappointed. Thankfully, we were able to move my schedule around and go the following day. What a difference a day makes. Friday was a perfect day for a DC adventure. It was in the mid 70s, sunny with a slight breeze. It was absolutely perfect.
We left home around 9:45am and both kids passed out on the way there. We arrived and parked (thanks parking panda!) around 11:15am and had our first family tailgate lunch in the back of the Pilot. Once everyone was fed, we packed up and headed for the ‘Rocket Museum.’ The parking garage was only two blocks away from the museum, which is on the national mall. The museum was busy, but that didn’t deter us. Owen loved seeing all of the airplanes, missiles, rockets, and space gear. It is such an awesome place.
After about two hours of exploring the museum, we all needed a break so we headed out to the national mall. We set out a blanket and just rested for about an hour and a half. The boys shared a milkshake with daddy and played in the shade of the trees. I spent most of this time on the blanket, with my back against a tree, soaking in the beauty. The luscious green grass, the rows and rows of leafy green trees, children running and laughing and the others just like me, sitting on the lawn seeing the same scenes as I did. I remember turning to Greg and telling him that sitting on this lawn, under the branches of a tree is quite possibly my favorite place. I will never forget those few moments I spent with my family there.
We left the mall and headed for the Sculpture Garden by the National Gallery of Art. By the time we got there, Jase was taking his afternoon nap in the stroller so we decided to stop and stay awhile. Owen loved the large oval shaped fountain in the middle of the garden. We hung out there and got our piggies wet while we waited for Jase to wake. Owen met a friend, of course, and they splashed together while Greg and I laughed at Owen’s lack of inhibition. The highlight of the fountain was seeing a mommy duck and her 5 little ducklings swim around the fountain pool.
Our next stop was the Museum of Natural History. We saw all sorts of things, but Owen’s favorite was the large fish tank where he saw, Nemo, Dory, Bubbles, and some coral. We stayed there until close (5:30pm), got some dinner and headed back to the car. We were home by 9pm and we were all pooped. We had such a great day. There is so much to see, we couldn’t possibly see it all. We all had such a great time that we decided that we need to make this trip on a regular basis. It only takes us about 75 minutes to get there, so why not? I am very thankful for the day that I got to spend with my family in such a beautiful place.
We're here!
Flying their new planes :)
Jase enjoyed DC too :)
Nice pic setting...
Nevermind...
Sitting with mommy at the oval fountain pool.
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