The windy apple

Genevieve and I took a trip this past weekend to Washington DC. We went to visit my cousins who were in from Israel. Tamar is only a few months younger than Genevieve but speaks as much English as Genevieve speaks Hebrew. Even though they didn't understand each other, they had a great time. Periodically, they would ask us what the other had said; but most of the time I think it was self explanatory. By the end they were both saying "Thank You" and "You're Welcome" in a different language than when they had started.

We took Amtrak to get there; the train left just after bedtime. Hoping that G would sleep I set her up on two seats by herself and sat across the aisle from her. Every time the train stopped she would sit straight up and ask if we were in Washington. After awhile I gave up and just let her play in the seat. She finally passed out about an hour before we got there. The next day she woke up her usual time but did not nap; the following day she woke up at 6AM. Sleep eventually caught up with her and she napped from 2PM until 6PM. On the train home she didn't go to sleep right away but she slept for almost 2 1/2 hours. Needless to say she was still quite exhausted today.

While in DC we went to the several Smithsonian facilities: the natural history museum, the sculpture garden at the modern art museum and the National Zoo. We also spent quite a bit of time walking the mall and even took a ride on the carousel.




Ready for our trip but soon asleep on the train

Enjoying the Zoo

Just horsing around

I think I saw a movie star hanging out at the fountain.

The wonders of a carousel.













Sharing: snack, secret, bath

And finally somebody with way too much sugar in their system.