Cherry Blossoms!!

When we heard we'd be staying in D.C. for another semester I was a little bummed because I love San Diego so much but then I remembered that the cherry blossoms would be coming out. I wasn't sad anymore. These blossoms are incredible. I saw them one other time when I was an intern in 2000. They were just as spectacular this year as I remembered. It was fun taking Sadie even though the only thing she cared about was feeding the ducks some cheerios, riding the "neh neh" (carousel) or the "choo choo" (metro) there and back.
We went down to the tidal basin twice. Once on Saturday and again on a Wednesday morning. To all of you ever thinking about riding the metro on a Saturday during the Cherry Blossom Festival, DON'T!! It was extremely crowded and I felt like cattle as they rounded us off the train and out of the metro stop. Once we were outside it wasn't that much better. There were people everywhere and we couldn't get our stroller around any of them.
We decided to go home (another congested train ride) and try again on Wednesday. Much better!! We rented a paddle boat and ventured out into the tidal basin with blossoms surrounding the entire river. Sadie wore her life jacket for a total of 5 minutes and then it was off for good. Again she was more interested in feeding the ducks her cheerios than enjoying the boat ride. I even tried singing "row row row your boat" and she hushed me up immediately. Not in the mood I guess. The seagulls (rats with wings...sorry Utah) got word of the Cheerios and nearly attacked. The poor ducks didn't have a chance so we put the cheerios away.

After our "fun" boat ride which ended early due to a screaming toddler with a runny red nose, we went to see the blossoms. Here they are in full bloom. Breathtaking aren't they.