Summary of D.C.

I finally have a moment to update the blog. We have had a wonderful summer so far. Kara took her first plane ride to Washington D.C. We were very nervous about how she would do, however, she never ceases to amaze us, she was PERFECT! We fed her on take off, and after she ate, she cried for about 5 minutes, at which point I looked at Brian and stated with a red face, "We just became THAT family." However, after only five minutes she surprised us and took a nap for 2.5 hours. She woke up happy and made everyone around us smile. We fed her on decent as well, and she was an angel!

We had a BALL in DC with my family! It was great to see everyone, and Kara enjoyed meeting her cousin, Parker, and great Auntie, Paula, for the first time. We had a full schedule, and did as much as we possibly could in the week we were there. I swear one needs a couple of months to visit everything they have in D.C.

We were able to see a couple of different Smithsonian Museums, we went to the Newseum, The Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, the capital building, Roosevelt Memorial, Georgetown, Arlington National Cemetery, and we took a trolley tour of D.C. as well. We were very busy, but it was so much fun. Kelly was a great tour guide! We did take a day off mid week, and took Kara in the pool for the first time ever. She loved the water, and Parker enjoyed playing with her too.

All in all, the DFC was a success. I think that we were able to pin down a location for the next DFV, we will see..... To top off the trip, Marc had proposed to Kelly a week prior!!! Stacey, Kelly, Kara and I took some time out to look at magazines, and try to help Kelly with some pre-planning! Looking forward to their amazing wedding next year, which I think should also be a DFC to figure out 2011's DFV ;)