Fun with the Crandells

The last two days we got to spend time with friends from Sacramento!  Rob and Danielle Crandell and their kids Sophia (3) and Matthew (11 mo) have been out on the East Coast this past week visiting Boston, New York, and their last stop...Washington DC.    It was wonderful to see familiar faces and to spend time with people other than ourselves.

Last night we met them, as well as Rob's cousin and her family, for dinner in Dupont Circle.  Afterwards, we made our rounds at the Monuments.  We saw the Vietnam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial (our second time there), Korean War Memorial, and the Roosevelt Memorial.  We stayed out WAY past all of our bed times, but it was worth it!  The clock was ticking for them (they only had two days here) and for us (we leave in 8 days) so we all wanted to squeeze in as much sight-seeing as we could.

Nicolas and Riley both fell in love with Sophia. She is only one month younger than them so they had a blast playing together. It was very interesting to watch them fight over her. ("I want to sit next to Sophia." "No, I want to sit next to Sophia!"). I can see a lot of fighting-over-girls in our future.

Today, we met up with them again for some Smithsonian fun (Air and Space Museum) before they had to drive back to Boston.  We got to see a section of the museum that we hadn't seen before so that worked out nicely.  Plus, we picked up some unique souvenirs from the Museum Store to take home with us. 

We're getting ready to see more of our friends in a week or so...back home!