Family trip to DC (last week in Aug)

Kendrick had to do some training in the DC area for a week and Madi and I got to tag along. It was a nice family getaway and the weather was nice, mostly in the mid-80's.

We drove him to training every morning, ate breakfast with him, and returned to eat lunch. While he was in class, Madi and I explored the area and visited 2 malls. One had a nice play area for her to hang out with children her age. We went to the movies Tuesday night and to our surprise the tickets were $10 each, even for Madi, who is 3 years old. The popcorn and drink was an additional $15. We spent almost $50 on that outing and it did not include dinner. Thank God we were just visiting!

Wednesday evening, we went to Georgetown to get us some DC Cupcakes! The line was out the door and around the corner by the time we received our cupcakes. We purchased half a dozen which consisted of Lemon Berry, Carrot Cake, Red Velvet, Hazelnut Chocolate, and a Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcake. The icing was amazingly light and smooth. I am not a huge fan of icing. I usually desire just a thin layer on my cake/cupcake but these Sisters know what they are doing when it comes to icing. The icing MADE the cupcake....YUMMY!!!

Thursday night we went to a restaurant named, Chima. It's a Brazilian Steakhouse that serves up all kinds of meats on swords. The waiters all had on Brazilian attire and they were moving super fast with those meats, offering parmesan crusted pork loin, filet mignon, swordfish, and bacon-wrapped chicken to name a few. The experience was unforgettable! You definitely need to have an appetite for protein when you dine at Chima.

Friday, we caught the Metro to the Smithsonian area. We or should I say "I" had no idea how much walking we were about to do. The sun was beaming and everything was so far away...plenty in between but still a walk to the places that we really wanted to see. We took photos along the way and as we stopped in front of the Capital, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. The view was simply breath-taking. You cannot see and do everything in one day. There were several parts of the Smithsonian that we did not get to visit. Hopefully, we will get to return to DC in the near future to complete our exploration.