After realizing we didn’t have that busy of a weekend compared to some weekends, we decided to do something on our “spring/summer” list for today. We woke up this morning and since I had a bad cold and Justin’s ankle had swelled up again after our walk yesterday, we decided to forgo the gym today so that we could get out of the house earlier in the day. The forecast was calling for a mild day, but a rainy day. Much of our list includes outdoor activities, and not feeling the indoor activities, we decided to do Old Town Alexandria anyway. Quickly that turned into watching the planes take off out of National. I packed some picnic food and for the first time ever the portable potty as with the rain, I didn’t have too many expectations and I decided it was better to be safe than sorry just incase we needed it. (Turns out the girls used it for a total of five times…and thankfully just numero uno!)
Anyway, we headed to Gravelly Park, although I didn’t know that was the name until the area until we got in the car and I put the address in my phone to navigate. We probably saw at least 10 – 15 planes take off in the time we were there. Emerson had a great time and thought it was really cool to see the planes. 
I think she had even more fun trying to catch the seagulls with Justin.
Avery and Harper on the other hand were terrified of the loud sounds of the plane and kept saying they wanted to go home. While they both cried non-stop, Avery was okay to keep walking covering her ears (still crying) as long as we headed away from the planes. Harper wouldn’t let me put her down and literally cried for probably 20 minutes straight…. real tears and snot galore.
We headed back to the car where we had our picnic inside the car and the girls took turns using the potty! As we were having our picnic, the girls got a kick out of watching the seagulls swarm around our car from some of the passerby’s that were feeding them. And Avery and Harper seemed to be a little more comfortable with hearing the planes from inside the car.
After the picnic, we headed to Old Town. The drizzle quickly turned into steady rain and the girls had fun using their umbrellas. They looked super adorable and as always, a lot of heads turned with people thinking how cute they were.
The rain “forced” us to seek cover in an ice cream store where we had some yummy but expensive ice cream. We then strolled slightly further to the waterfront in the rain and again took cover in the Torpedo Factory.
Despite the rain, it was a fun adventure with the kids and as much as I love warm sunny days, jumping in puddles make for some pretty awesome memories too.