Father's Day Weekend

Last weekend was Father's Day, so we made sure to make it a good one. Unfortunately, we only have pictures from Saturday, and not the actual holiday, because we gave Eric the day off from being the family photographer.

On Saturday, we ventured into DC for a Touch-a-Truck event, where they brought a whole bunch of trucks (fire trucks, dump trucks, diggers, etc.) together in the parking lot at RFK Stadium for kids to play in and explore. This really should have been called Toddler Central because it was swarming with people 4 and under. It was certainly our demographic. The weather was beautiful, and P&F loved seeing the trucks (although you can't really tell that Fletch enjoyed himself from these pics--he didn't really want to sit in the trucks, so we have more pics of Piper).

They also had a misting tent to cool down in, which Piper was really into. I just love the look of pure joy she has in these pictures.

That was Saturday. On Sunday, we started Father's Day by taking advantage of P&F's early wake-up call to go a family run with the BOB. It was lots of fun, and it's awesome hearing Piper yell, "Run Run Run" and "Run, Mama!"

We followed that with a trip to Baltimore to see the Tall Ships at the Star-Spangled Sailibration (commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812). It was so much fun, although I've never seen the Inner Harbor more crowded. We had a great time just walking around and taking it all in. It would have been nice to let P&F get on some of the ships but the lines were huge and the probability of a toddler going overboard was pretty high, so they just enjoyed it from their strolller. When we got home from Baltimore, Eric's parents came over for a Father's Day cookout, which was the perfect way to end the day. We love eating out on our new deck and just enjoying the (very) warm weather.

Another terrific holiday in the books!