the roaming Ava

We've just returned from a wonderful trip up and down the East Coast. We flew into DC for work. While I attended meetings in a windowless conference room, Mike took Ava for a tour of landmarks. After the work portion was over we went took a train to Baltimore and met up with Mike's sister Di and her family. We took the kids (Ava's cousins are also 2) to the National Aquarium and then left for Philadelphia. After loading up on a philly cheese steak we left the next morning for Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA. I'll post more on that later. After Sesame we went to NYC to stay in Brooklyn. Ava had an art class, went to FAO Schwarz to dance on the Big piano, went to the Central Park Zoo, and rode the subway. Finally, we went to Di's country house in Massachusetts to recover from the city. Whew! It was a whirlwind. Ava changed so much while we were away. She really came out of her shell and did things she wouldn't have done two weeks prior. Her vocabulary really took off and she's been talking about her adventures non-stop. I've got to find a way to go on permanent vacation.

Here are some shots of the roaming Ava. Future extra credit in American History, perhaps?

Independence Hall in Philadelphia


The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. It was much smaller than we were expecting.


The Capital


The White House


The Supreme Court

The Washington Monument