We had a great weekend! On Friday night, we headed to Washington D.C. That evening, the kids swam in the hotel pool. Saturday morning, Paul and I went to the temple for our ward temple day. It was nice being in the temple together. We love having a teenager in the family to watch the kids. After our trip to the temple, we met our nephew, Andrew, and his wife, Erin, for lunch. They live in Virginia. It was fun spending time with them because we hadn't had a chance to get to know Erin before this and Andrew and his family lived abroad throughout his teenage years so we enjoyed the chance to get to know them better. Afterwards, we all went to the National Zoo. We arrived late in the day but were able to see quite a bit before it closed. Many of the animals weren't there because it's winter but there were plenty to see! Our favorite part was seeing the primates, especially the gorillas. There was a darling baby gorilla with his mother and father. We enjoyed watching them interact with each other. We also liked the pandas and orangutans. We returned home very late Saturday night. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera so all these pictures are taken with my cell phone so the resolution is very low. To cap off the weekend, we enjoyed a nice day with the family at church on Sunday and had the missionaries over for a delicious dinner.
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| Washington D.C. Temple. |
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| Spencer loved the flamingo feather I got for him when I had to climb a fence to retrieve his hat which blew off. The wind was brisk that day but the temperatures were pretty mild--quite a change from the frigid cold we have been experiencing all winter. |
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| Erin and Andrew--aren't they adorable? |
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| This Orangutan sat right next to the window and smiled at us. |
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| We spent a long time in the bird section. There were some cool birds there! |
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| We loved the pandas. They spent the entire time chowing down on bamboo. They must go through a ton of the stuff. |
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| Toucan time! |
