Before I entered into the dark hole (work) I took an early walk on the beach this morning. I arrived here bright and early yesterday which means I was already sleep deprived, but I know how busy I was about to get so I’m here. Getting my priority straight.

There were so many jellyfishes on the beach. Pretty.

*Let the record show that this was the last time I saw sunlights during this trip. Lame.*

Another baby shower. done.

It was all girls baby shower, so I took Chloe with me.

She loves to read books as you can see.

I had the joy of meeting Amy and Terrence’s new baby, Andrew. How precious…

I found my wedding gifts to them on the walls of their new fancy brooklyn apartment.

Congratulations, Jenn and Rich!

After breakfast, we went to the White House.

Looking good, Mr. Andrew.

playing in the Mr. President Obama’s front lot.

Baltimore

Maryland crab cake burger

After lunch, we headed back home. This was a fun road trip with the kids and being able to visit some friends during the trip was a definite plus.
If anything we ate really well during the trip.
No cooking = Luxury for mommy. 🙂

late night snack 🙂

Started the morning with a healthy breakfast

Then spent most of the morning in the pool at the hotel.

Taking bath after swimming

Who needs bath toys when you can watch a movie in the tub?

Checking out the view from the hotel room

They spelled Chloe’s name wrong but it was still very nice.

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to check out Terrain at Styer’s which is Anthropologies’ home edition store outside of Philly. We stopped by the store on the way and bought some pretty plants and home stuff. This made the trip for me. 🙂

Hanging out at the club room

O’dourves and drinks all day

and candy station too.

I’m thrilled to be back at Pecking Gourmet Inn which is my favorite Pecking duck place!. We came here the last time we visited D.C and also my parents took me here when I was like 14 yrs old. This place’s been around  since 1978.

We got two ducks to start!

We had the pleasure of sharing meals with our dear friends and family.

The best. Rock shrimp.

We had ton of food… So yummy. I’m already thinking about coming back here for lunch tomorrow.

breakfast at Bonté Wafflerie

The girl needs her morning coffee.

The kids didn’t want to leave the hotel, so they are hiding.

Before we left Philly, we stopped by Geno’s for some famous Philly cheesesteaks.

Andrew LOVED it and had TWO. For him, this made the whole trip. I thought it was okay.

Next stop. Washington D.C.

View from the hotel room

The kids got toys at the lobby as a welcome gift. Shane chose cars.

Chloe, of course, chose a coloring book with crayons.

Dinner at La Tequilas in downtown.

streets of Philadelphia

We had the privilege of visiting our friends this morning on our way to Philly. We decided to take the kids for a road trip since it’s a long weekend and the kids are off from school until Wednesday. The Krasinski’s welcomed us to their beautiful new home and prepared a lovely lunch. My kids didn’t eat much though. They were busy wondering around the play rooms in the basement and upstairs in the boys rooms. When I explained to Chloe the night before about visiting friend’s house with two boys, she only had one question. “are the boys handsome??” Andrew had a heartburn.

Not only they were handsome, 😉 The kids were very kind and sweet. Andrew even played his piano for us right before our departure.

Thank you for welcoming us to your home. It was so good to see you again. 🙂