Lily loves the beach!

Every weekend the first thing we hear is "beach" now. So... every weekend we go. Lily just loves it. She loves playing with her bucket and the water and getting showered by her father. Maybe the matching hat, sunglasses and swimsuit are a bit much, but they really were all on sale. And she looks so stinkin' cute. She is very laid back at the beach. Mostly just playing with water and watching everyone. This weekend we actually went down and grilled up dinner. Lily met a friend who traded her some corn on the cob for some blueberries. Plus a few paper plates that we forgot from home. Fun times! Off to Puerto Rico next weekend so it will be a while before our next posting. Hope you all have a great fourth of july!

Pig Tails

I can't believe her hair is long enough for pig tails already. This was Sunday and we were just getting her all ready to go to the beach (Sandy Point State Park actually on the Bay, not the ocean), but it is only 15 minutes away and has sand and water for good sand castle building. Lily loves taking her wagon there.

The Washington D.C. National Zoo is the BEST!

Not only is it a fantastic zoo, but it is absolutely free. We hit the zoo at 9am on Saturday and felt like we had the place to ourselves. Good parking. Front row to all the animals. Lily loved the elephants, the teddy bear (aka panda), and the lions and tigers. The cows were even a hit.

Lily pointing at an interesting animal

Cheetah relaxing in the shade

One of the infamous panda bears

Dad sweating already (yes this was the start of the trip at 9am, not the end)