Memorial Day Weekend Trip

Happy Memorial Day, everybody-- and happy start of summer! We celebrated the long weekend in Old Town Alexandria, VA, with Nana and Grandpa. With the exception of some weird sleeping (or lack of sleeping) issues, Liam was a lot of fun and we all had a great time.

We arrived on Friday and went straight for the resort pool. It had been almost a year since Liam had been in water deeper than the bathtub, so he was a little freaked out at first. Thanks to some splashing and water-squirting from Grandpa, though, he got over it pretty quickly! He especially liked being thrown in the air by Daddy and Grandpa (this was the closest I could get on film):

On Saturday, Liam and I met up with one of my college friends Melissa and her ridiculously adorable son Henry (7 mos) at the waterfront. Henry is such a happy and easygoing little guy! The last time we were in Alexandria was for Melissa's wedding, so it was great to see them again and meet their new addition.

On Saturday evening, Liam got to play with babysitter Julia (who was wonderful... but Liam was a little traumatized. Stranger anxiety at its worst!) while the rest of us went to see a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion out at Wolf Trap. It was awesome! Us picnicking on the lawn (definitely the best place to see a show):

Garrison Keillor-- who left the stage and joined us on the lawn for a song:

On Sunday, after Liam forgave us for leaving him, we went down to the waterfront to watch the street performers and run around a little:

We also took a water taxi over to the National Harbor. At the dock getting ready to board (Liam was way more interested in a water bottle than the camera):

On the boat with Grandpa and Nana:

Us at National Harbor:

Best part about National Harbor (for Liam, anyway)? The giant "sandbox" at the waterfront! Yesss!

Liam has spent many hours in Miss Doreen's sandbox, so he was totally thrilled with this little beach.

"Ok... how do I high-five this one?!"

After a great weekend, we loaded everything up on the luggage cart (and I mean everything!) and headed back home to Philly.