THE SAUER FAMILY: Trip to the Hyun's/Washington D.C.

We decided to head to D.C. last weekend to visit my sister and her family, but had a minor disaster on the way out. Brian noticed that one of my tires was a little flat when we stopped for gas on the way out of town, so we filled it up and thought nothing of it. Too bad we hadn't realized I had 30,000-mile tires on my car - it's run about 45,000 miles. So, naturally we got a flat (not a blow out fortunately) in the middle of the moutains just inside Maryland at about 11:30 at night, and no we did not have a flashlight (lesson learned). We called 911 to have them send out a trooper, but by the time he got there Brian already had the old tire off. He did need the light to line up the donut though (thank God for a husband who knows how to do this stuff - I would have been crying if I'd been alone). We then drove the remaing 200+ miles on a donut going about 55 in a 70 zone. And of course holding our breath the whole time that the donut would hold. Luckily, it did and we were able to enjoy the rest of our weekend!

On to plan B when our plans fell through Saturday due to maintenance on the Metro to head into town - the playgroud, which the kids probably enjoyed more. It took a little convincing to get AJ to go down the big tube slide, but with a lesson from Megan and a ride with Daddy, AJ was soon up to the challenge.

Even big kids like to have fun. Angie and Brian going down the twisty slide.

Lot's of AJ and Megan pictures of course! The roller slide was a huge hit with AJ. They thought it was so cool that they could go down together!

On the teeter-toter - what happened to the long wooden ones like we used to play on?

Ready, Set, GO!

AJ and Megan say CHEESE! Yes, AJ loved playing with Megan's dollhouse. Why wouldn't he with all those pieces and parts?

"Pretending" to take a nap in Megan's big bed together. Naturally they took their real naps seperately, so they would actaully sleep!

The tub scene - classic.

Family shot during AJ's first ride on the Metro. My brother-in-law Dave was a bit embarrased that we were acting like such tourists. Love you Dave!

The group shot of the six of us that mom requested. Too bad Dave's eyes are closed. I love that you can see both the Lincoln and the WWII memorials behind us. I'd forgotten how big everything is.

Another family shot with the White House between our heads.

Can you tell that AJ was a "little" excited about the dinosauer exhibit we visited in the Natural History museum? He even picked out a dinosaur toy in the gift shop - go figure. We also made it to the American History museum and saw the Star-Spangled Banner display (loved it), and the Lincoln exhibit, which I would have enjoyed more if it hadn't been so crowded.