Mommy's Birthday

My birthday was sort of the caboose of Easter weekend this year, as it was just the day after.  I think this must have been the best birthday that I can remember!  To start, Ed took the day off from work, so I was able to spend the day with my sweet family together!  We headed to wards DC with a quick stop at the BX on base so that I could pick out a new Coach purse for myself! Purse shopping always puts a smile on my face!

Afterwards we continued down to DC to see some things we had not gotten a chance to see yet, starting with the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and the FDR Memorial at the Tidal Basin.  Luck have it, there were still cherry blossoms in bloom in a few places, and Ed and kids humored me while we snapped a few pictures of us around the beautiful trees!  Typically the entire Tidal Basin is lined with the blooming cherry blossoms, which I am sure is a gorgeous sight to see.  We walked around the Tidal Basin to see the two memorials and got to see DC from another viewpoint across the water.  It is such a pretty city with so much history; it is quite a privilege for us to be living here for the short time we are here.

To end my birthday day trip, we went for dinner at an authentic Mexican restaurant near Annapolis.  This was a place that my mom and I tried when she was last here and we were both pleasantly surprised by how close to Tex-Mex it was!  My taste-buds were certainly satisfied!!

Easter Weekend Part 3

Easter morning, bright and early, actually before the sun even rose, Nico was up and ready to explore to see if the Easter bunny had been a visitor at our house during the wee hours of the night.  It was way too early to rise and shine for us, plus the "Easter bunny" still needed to hide the eggs outside, so Nico crawled into bed with me until Natalee woke up.  Once everyone was dressed in their spiffy Easter duds and dresses, we headed down stairs to find some fun surprised!  Not only were the Easter eggs that we had left out, gone, but both Nico's and Natalee's Easter baskets were filled with goodies!  The kids had a blast rummaging through their baskets and then hunting for more eggs outside around the townhouse.  Strangely, we were the only ones outside doing this, which make me this traditions up here on this side of the country must be different. 

A little last that morning we headed to North beach and had Easter brunch at the Westlawn Inn.  One year ago on Easter Sunday we drove into Maryland and then North and Chesapeake Beach for the first time after long track across the country.  The Westlawn Inn was the first place we came to that was open on Easter and we were nicely surprised to find it a quaint and classy little place. So continue that tradition, we partook in another delicious Easter brunch.  After our tummies were full, we walked over to the boardwalk for a stroll and got some ice cream.  The rest of the day was a relaxing one just hanging out at home, watching movies and playing.  It certainly was a great Easter weekend...thank you Jesus (literally)!