A Quick Trip to DC & Vince's 2 Mo

One of the really cool things about being here in Delaware for the summer is how close we are to some major East Coast sites. In an attempt to take full advantage of this opportunity we took a quick trip to Washington DC the last weekend in June. 

DC is about a 2 hour drive from where we live, so we set off in car after Dillon and Kyle got off of work on Saturday. After checking into our hotel we set off on the metro to see some of the sites that night. It was hot and super humid there but we really enjoyed the sites. 

Our first night we saw the White House and walked through the Federal Triangle on our way to the Capital Building. The Capital Building was SO much bigger than I expected, like SO much bigger. It was probably the highlight of the trip for me. 

The Boys in front of the Capital Building

Vince liked the sites too!

Vince is such a good stander, he loves getting to stand any chance he can get

Dillon sure loves his little boy

I can't believe he is big enough for this already

Thanks to our amazing friends Kaitlin and Addi (who are getting married in just a few weeks!) we knew which sites to hit- they gave great recommendations. Close to the Capital Building is the restaurant Addi said we had to try. It's called Good Stuff Eatery and has great burgers and shakes. 

Good Stuff Eatery, the place Addi recommended 

Vince doing some more standing. I love the way he's looking at Dillon here

We were so hungry by the time we sat down the burgers had no chance- gone in minutes

After we ate we were tired from the long week, and really hot and sticky so we decided to head back to the hotel. The next day we checked out of the hotel and packed up the car before heading back into the city. Our first stop was the Holocaust Memorial Museum. The first time I went to Germany I had the chance to go to the Dachu Concentration Camp, so it was interesting to get to learn more. The museum was really powerful.

Vince standing (of course) while waiting to go to the exhibit 

I think he looks so old in the picture wearing the Vikings InVINCEable onsie Aunt Kathy made for him

That day it was also Vince's 2 month "birthday"! He is so big, his thunder thighs (which used to be the size of Dillon's thumb) are bigger than my wrists! He has gotten to the point that he doesn't like to sit alone when he's awake. He likes to sit, and to listen to music or to be played with. He also gurgles and smiles a few times a day, but you can never get him to smile the same way twice so it's tricky (impossible so far) to catch his big gummy grins on camera, but it makes me cry most of the time since he's SO CUTE!

After the Museum we walked around the National Mall. It was SO HOT! 99 degrees and super humid. I felt awful for poor Vincey in the heat but he was a champ. We saw the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, and Lincoln Monument. After that it was just way too hot to be out with a baby so we called it quits and headed back to our car.

Vince and I in front of the Washington Monument

Our family proudly in front of our home state's pillar 

My handsome boys!

While in DC we discovered a very weird quirk of Vince's. He loves noise. On Saturday Night he was overly tired from being out all day in the heat and being too stimulated to sleep. So by the time we got back to the hotel he was screaming. He screamed through his diaper change, and through his dinner. I've never heard him like that. So I suggested a bath (which he loves). It soothed him and he was finally calm. 

But once we got him out he was back to screaming and inconsolable again. So Dillon took him into the bathroom and just ran the tub. The noise of the water calmed him down. After like 15 minuted Dillon came back out with him again. But after a few more minutes he was crying again. So Dillon made loud sounds. Basically he growled at Vince. 

Shockingly he quieted right down. Between Dillon growling in his ear and rocking him he fell asleep. It was hilarious. Soothing sounds were useless, but make monster sounds and the odd ball conked right out. So we got a white noise app on Kyle's tablet and when Vince is overly tired we play it for him and he will sit wide awake but super content and listen to it. It's the strangest thing. 

Vince on the floor listening to a rainstorm

Since then, on 2 separate occasions, while I was trying to make dinner before the guys got home Vince was needing attention and would cry when I put him down. So I propped him up on his pillow in Kyle's bathroom and ran the tub for him, and sure enough he sits quiet and happy long enough for dinner to get made. It's weird to do, but the odd ball loves it. So you can imagine how much he loved fireworks... but that will have to wait for the next post.

Vince hanging our by the tub