The Real Housewife of DC

Friday, March 2, 2018

Zoo Day!

Last week it got up to 80 (that's amazing here in Northern Virginia in February) and I thought it would be fun for Caroline and I to hit up the zoo. We invited my friend Jennifer and her sons Andrew and Luke to join us. We had a great time walking the zoo, eating lunch, and seeing a bunch of animals.

We do have a zoo membership and we have been members for three years. We have the Premier zoo membership and we try to go as many times as possible each year. Parking at the zoo is $22 but to visit the zoo is free. With the premier membership, parking is included, so if we go at least four times a year, it pays for itself (plus free carousel and train rides, drink tickets, and other discounts).

Here is a look at our day:

We started at the kids farm.

First up, these pigs.

Llamas!

Goats on their own playground.

Donkeys

More donkeys.

We walked up the hill to the Lion-Tiger Hill.

Andrew and Caroline checking out one of the tigers.

He was at the top (kinda hard to see)

Next up, the lions.

Caroline wanted to check out the dinosaur on our way to see turtles.

So this was AMAZING!

We sat down on some benches for our picnic lunch...

and the orangutans started climbing right above us!

Four adults came out and one was carrying a baby!

We had the BEST seats for lunch :)

After lunch we headed over to the Reptile Discovery Center.

My least favorite building, but the kids love it :)

Spider turtles!

Giant tortoises

After the Reptile Discovery Center we headed over to the Elephant House.

We saw four of the six elephants!

Caroline wouldn't pose, so I took a selfie with an elephant :)

Our last stop was the Panda exhibit.

They were all outside and moving around!

Caroline ran over to the panda and asked for a picture

The she wanted a picture with me as well

Luke hopped into the picture with us :)
Cutest photo bomber ever ;)

After that we headed home.

It was a hot, fun day and I am so glad that Jennifer, Andrew, and Luke could join us.

Happy Friday y'all!

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Valentine's Day Recap

I know I am a few weeks late with this post, but we have been so busy that I just haven't had time to post before now (sorry). We had a jam-packed Valentine's Day and we all had a great time! Here's a look back on our day, I hope it was a wonderful day for you too!

The night before I set-up breakfast for five.

Our neighbor, Ava, was joining us for breakfast because her parents had early morning commitments.

I got up early and set-up breakfast for everyone.

I love getting Krispy Kreme doughnuts every year. Yum!

Caroline appeared first.

Then Elizabeth!

I got the girls dressed, Ava came over, and we enjoyed a festive breakfast!

All these cute girls are ready for Valentine's Day!

My two little Valentine's!

Ben was working from home,

so he kept Caroline while I took the big girls to school.

I came back home and grabbed Caroline and we headed off to the gym for a Valentine's Day workout.

After the gym, we headed home to shower and change.

I took my smallest Valentine to Chick-Fil-A for lunch.

She loved it!

And I loved her in her new Valentine shirt!

I even let her trade in her toy for ice cream.

Yay for Valentine's Day!

We spent the rest of the day enjoying play time at home before picking Elizabeth up from the bus stop. Once we picked up Elizabeth, we changed and headed into DC for dinner and a show!