Grandma and Grandpa took the four oldest grandchildren to the Crayola Museum in Pennsylvania.
The kids had a great time creating wonderful pieces of art. They painted, colored with melted crayons and learned
how crayons are made.
The National Canal Museum was close to the Crayon Factory so they also went there. They had a great time
building their own lock system canal and watching the boats rise and move forward.
The day was long, but the kids had a great time and are still talking about their artwork.
The kids had a great time creating wonderful pieces of art. They painted, colored with melted crayons and learned
how crayons are made.
The National Canal Museum was close to the Crayon Factory so they also went there. They had a great time
building their own lock system canal and watching the boats rise and move forward.
The day was long, but the kids had a great time and are still talking about their artwork.
Adam and I only had Amelia and Alex while the kids went to the museum so we headed up to Baltimore to enjoy lunch. We went to a Russian restaurant. We enjoyed a tomato,radish, cucumber & cilantro salad, beef & chicken kabobs, pelmeni (stuffed dough)with lamb & vereniki stuffed with pumpkin and potatoes & last but not least kompot (a fruit drink) to wash it all down with :) The food and company (the owner & restaurant patrons) was amazing. I always find it funny that people think that Adam is from Russia living in the U.S. now. I guess that is a great compliment to his speaking skills!
The Folk Art Festival was going on while we were in D.C., the kids learned dances, created projects and played with toys from the many different ethnic communities that create our great nation. After strolling through the Natural History Museum (the busiest I have ever see it) the kids took a break in the grass on the National Mall.
After spending the afternoon on the Mall we headed to Ben's Chili for dinner. This is truly a Washington D.C institution, my favorite part was looking at all the fun pictures hanging on the walls throughout the restaurant. The food was good, Adam and I shared a smokehouse (Bill Cosby's Favorite) and cheese fries. Alex loved the bear that sits outside of the restaurant. He was taking up so much time with the bear that a few people actually had him take a picture with them in front of the bear!!
Amelia and Alex enjoyed a bath together, it was the first time that Amelia sat in the tub by herself (using her Bumbo of course)!!
The Folk Art Festival was going on while we were in D.C., the kids learned dances, created projects and played with toys from the many different ethnic communities that create our great nation. After strolling through the Natural History Museum (the busiest I have ever see it) the kids took a break in the grass on the National Mall.
After spending the afternoon on the Mall we headed to Ben's Chili for dinner. This is truly a Washington D.C institution, my favorite part was looking at all the fun pictures hanging on the walls throughout the restaurant. The food was good, Adam and I shared a smokehouse (Bill Cosby's Favorite) and cheese fries. Alex loved the bear that sits outside of the restaurant. He was taking up so much time with the bear that a few people actually had him take a picture with them in front of the bear!!
Amelia and Alex enjoyed a bath together, it was the first time that Amelia sat in the tub by herself (using her Bumbo of course)!!
The Fourth of July in D.C. is truly an amazing experience. To be standing on the National Mall surrounded by fellow American cheering throughout the fireworks was very awe inspiring. The Washington Monument is Lil Adam's favorite monument in D.C. and it was the backdrop for the fireworks. I thought that was a great highlight for him. Addison enjoyed spending time with her cousins and making new friends on the mall. She truly is a very social little girl. Dadam enjoyed taking pictures and filming the evenings events and I loved being surrounded by national monuments and feeling the unity as citizens of this great land. As we rode the metro home that evening we even had fireworks going off in the cities and towns surrounding the nations capital.
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