Simple Vacation Fun

The most fun parts of our trip for Zeke were the little things. Like running and dancing with his reflection in the Air and Space Museum windows,

watching the fountain at the NOAA building just down the street from our hotel,

playing in the rocks on the National Mall pathway,

and playing in puddles.

We could have done most of that at home, but I guess we had to go to Maryland/DC/Virginia to find the time to really enjoy them! One thing that's not at home is the Metro, which he enjoyed so much.

This was Zeke's first plane trip. He loved the airport, he loved take-off and landing, and he was surprisingly easy to entertain during the hours we were cruising across the country. He insisted on having the window seat during take-off, which Aaron so kindly allowed him to have.

In the airport, we gave him Aaron's rolling carryon to pull around and he had so much fun with it (and lightened our load too!). Unfortunately, it didn't slow him down much so we were still chasing him down the concourse at times. When he wasn't running he was watching the jets and chatting away at the other people sitting near our gate about jets and trucks and all sorts of airport things.

We rode the shuttle bus between the airport and the rental car terminal, and Zeke had the best time doing that. We've ridden the bus before, but not in the city with all of the traffic lights and traffic. Plus jets and trains and other busses.... He was so excited about everything.

And, thanks to the airports, Metro stations, and museums, Zeke is now an escalator pro. He was a little nervous on the first one, but by the time we had done two or three he had the hang of how to step on and off and loves riding the 'tracks'.