Washington, DC! (Days 1 & 2)
with baby four scheduled to make her appearance on or around the Fourth of July (!!), we decided to squeeze in a short trip to Washington, DC, before she arrives. the older girls had never been to DC at all, and even though they haven't studied US history yet, we thought they were old enough to appreciate the sights and absorb living history before they are learning it out of a textbook. Elizabeth, of course, was just along for the ride! we left mid-morning on Saturday, stopping along the way for lunch at a fantastic little restaurant called the Potomac River Grill in Hancock, MD. it's a unique amalgamation of farm-to-table cuisine and greasy spoon diner -- they raise their own beef, and the mushroom swiss burger I ordered was absolutely the best I've ever had (and I've had rather a lot of mushroom swiss burgers in my life). Elizabeth got tired of waiting and decided to finish getting ready on her own (note the sandal on the wrong foot) hello, beautiful Cecilia gave