{"id":4277,"date":"2018-04-10T23:16:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T03:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=4277"},"modified":"2018-12-29T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T19:17:48","slug":"cherry-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=4277","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Blossoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin and I had intended to take the girls to see the Cherry Blossoms during their week of Spring Break. However, a cold front that swiped the East Coast shifted the peak bloom a few weeks later. Not wanting to take the girls out of school, Saturday April 7 was the only day that we could go during the short peak window. As we approached April 7, the forecast was not looking good. There was a wide range of forecasts but they all had very cold tempurates and some amounts of snow. Thankfully, the snow amounted to a few flurries at best. The temperatures though\u2026.very cold! I think the high was around 40 but with the clouds, no sight of the sun, and being close to the water, it was downright cold! We bundled up though and while we decided to forgo our picnic on the Tidal Basin, we still went.\"\"<\/p>\n

We opted for lunch in Vienna at Pot Belly\u2019s before we drove into the city. We parked in a garage on K Street and walked down 18th<\/sup> towards the mall. When we approached Pennsylvania, we decided to walk by The White House.<\/p>\n

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We then walked by The Washington Monument.\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

And finally we made our way to The Tidal Basin.\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

With the bitter cold, my goal was really to have made it there to see The Cherry Blossoms. I wasn\u2019t trying to get \u201cextra credit\u201d and walk the entire path of The Tidal Basin to The Lincoln Memorial.<\/p>\n

We let the girls take turns and take pictures of Justin and myself. It was so funny as each of them had a turn because they would mimic as Justin and I do when we take pictures. Emerson had a turn with Justin\u2019s camera. She looked so small holding such a big camera that I couldn\u2019t help but to\u00a0smile with pure joy.<\/p>\n

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Avery had the next turn. \"\"Her little hands couldn’t find the click button so Justin attempted to go show her.\u00a0 She kept snapping away hysterically as he moved closer to try to help her.<\/p>\n

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Just as Harper was about to have her turn, a spot along the water opened up and I felt like we had to quickly take advantage. I sat down and told the girls to join me. \"\"Avery and Emerson came, and Harper became upset because she thought she wasn\u2019t going to have the opportunity to take our picture and she started crying.I got her to join us finally\u2026her expression is hilarious!\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

Then a nice lady offered to take a family picture!\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

And afterwards Harper had her turn to take a picture of me and Justin.\"\"Her sisters were trying to help her out. Emerson was trying to guide Harper how to use the camera, although she already knew. Emerson thought Harper had her hand covering the camera so Emerson was saying “seriously”!\u00a0 And Avery was standing next to her telling Justin and I, \u201clook at me, look at me\u2026.I have a monkey on my head.\u201d It was so funny!!\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

Finally after pictures, the girls \u201cearned\u201d their Cherry Blossom Dunkin Donut that we had bought right after we parked. We wanted to use a bathroom so we popped into a Dunkin Donuts and I realized having the treat would be a great way to get them to keep from whining until we got there. It worked pretty well….oh, bribery\u2026.yes, there is sometimes and time and place for it!\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

And a few last picture before we turned around.\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

We decided to see if we could explore one of the history muesuems on the way back\u2026.largely in part to warm up as well! Apparently, everyone had the same idea and the lines to get in were very long. Standing outside in the cold for any longer when we already had number fingers and toes didn\u2019t seem like the right thing when the muesuems were closing in an hour anyway. We ended up walking more and then sought some warmth (as well as a bathroom break) in Nordstrom\u2019s Rack before heading back to the car. On the way home, we stopped at Mad Fox Brewing in Falls Church. We got there a few mintutes before 6:00 and didn\u2019t have to wait. It was pretty good\u2026.would definitely try it again in the future\u2026especially if in the mood to sample a few different beers! The night ended with some grocery shopping at Whole Foods, which I was able to convince Justin to do, by allowing him to order a beer at the bar, while I shopped! It was a cold but fun day and I\u2019m glad that we were able to experience the Cherry Blossoms this year, even if it felt like winter.<\/p>\n

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