Today felt like spring. It was a perfect afternoon, and it also happened to be the day of the Kite Festival down on the Mall. Last year we attended with our friends James and Meredith. James is now back in Australia and Meredith is still in New York, but no longer frequents DC since her fiance is back in home. We miss hanging out with them. But, the dog kite they gave us from last year made the trip, and we thought of them during its flight. We did meet up with our friends who have a little boy, Tommy, who is a little over a year old. Oliver was super excited to fly a kite, see Tommy and run in the grass. A nice woman also gave him a bottle of bubbles that he loved. He did not want to leave and was a bit reluctant to get in the stroller. He insisted on walking for as long as his little legs would allow. It was no surprise when he fell sound asleep tonight--about an hour earlier than usual. I still think this is one of my favorite DC events, and it really makes it feel like spring has arrived.
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| The scaffolding on the bottom half of the monument is due to the on-going repairs from the earthquake last year. |
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| Oliver "helping" with the dog kite. |
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| He kept saying, "Oliver flies a kite." |
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| Lift off. |
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| Happy to be outside and laughing because Tommy was playing with Thomas (train) |
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| He did not blow quite hard enough to make the bubbles himself, but he got the idea. |
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| The Mall |
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| Walking and chatting on the way home. |
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