Rocked DC!!!

I was accepted to present at the American Evaluation Association conference in DC, so we decided to make a vacation out of it. I flew out with Carter and Casey met us there about an hour later. We got to stay in the very cushy Washington Hilton, which was near Dupont Circle. 

The first day the government was still shut down, which was a big time bummer. But we made the best of it by going to Lincoln's Waffle Shop for a delicious breakfast.

And visiting Ford's Theater. We also went through the Lincoln museum across the street. We learned a lot of cool stuff there.

Carter and I outside the white house. He has some amazing looks in most of these pictures. It's a mix of confusion and disinterest, but he really had a lot of fun.

On most days, I was in the conference and Casey n Carter hit up the sites. At the Capital, Carter was told that the government was shutdown and is giving his, "are you kidding me, you ridiculous politicians look. "

The next day the government was back up and running, thank goodness, and so the boys went to the Smithsonian. 

Casey really enjoyed the air and space museum and Carter was undecided. 

Carter got to cruise around in his lush stroller, while Casey and I pushed him all over DC. We ate tons of food, so it's probably a good thing that we walked so much.

Carter was too young to enjoy the zoo, but we liked it! Especially the sea lions and penguins. Carter enjoyed all the kids around him and was constantly trying to talk to them.

After the zoo we made a stop to eat our first ever falafels. They were delicious and the shop was cute too. That night we had some amazing wood oven pizza and got Carter and Casey ready for their trip home. They left at 5:15 am and got to Utah at 1:00 pm. It was a long trip for both of them

The sad part was that Casey's job wasn't over. He had Carter until Sunday morning when I got home. Casey did a great job and reaffirmed the truth that he's a great dad!!!