The National Zoo decorates with Christmas lights every year so last Friday I loaded up the van, picked up Seth in Bethesda, and we headed downtown. Unfortunately we got stuck in some nasty traffic for an hour (more of a common theme in our life) and ended up getting lost in the scary part of DC but in the end we made it(no thanks to the crappy GPS and a huge thanks to a patient husband). The weather was mild and it wasn’t very crowded. It was actually a very different crowd than what I was expecting. Kids, families, and strollers were the minority while fashionable young adult couples were the norm. It was strange to think that they were probably all my age and here I was with a row of ducklings. It actually made me really grateful for all the extra joy children have added to my 20’s.
The light display was actually not too impressive but the kids enjoyed it nonetheless. They had some sections where the lights were choreographed with music which was definitely the highlight for me. A man walking by gave us tickets to ride on the train which was the highlight for the kids. On the way home we stopped at a Burger King drive through for buy-one-get-one-free whoppers (the kids opted for fries). This marked the evening as a complete success!!
The boys in front of a cow and Lucy looking very grown up checking out the apes.
Matthew and Charlie happy to finally be on the train!
What a difference a year can make!! The picture on the left was when we went to see Christmas lights in 2010!
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