First Airplane Ride!

Jason, Lucy and I went to Washington DC over the weekend to celebrate Jason's cousin's (Billie Jo)  wedding.  Congratulations, Billie and Dale!  We had a blast!! Even though the government shutdown altered our plans a bit, we still found lots to see and got to spend time with great friends and family.

Lucy was an awesome traveler!  She did great on both flights (thankfully we had non-stop flights) and although her schedule was very different from when we are home, she slept and ate pretty well overall.  What a blessing to have such an easy-going child to travel with.   We went to Mount Vernon (the former home of George Washington), saw the Baltimore aquarium - it is HUGE and has some of the coolest exhibits, visited lots of family and friends, went to the National Geographic museum, went swimming at the hotel and Lucy got to hang out with Grandma Jeanette while Jason and I went to Billie's wedding.

She is a very social baby and loves to wave to people and smile at them and even play peek-a-boo with them if they look at her long enough.  She loves being around other people, especially kids, and got to meet 3 new dogs on Saturday!!  That was definitely a highlight for her. :)

Here are a few shots from our trip:

Lucy visiting with George Washington and his family.

Posing on the front lawn of Mount Vernon,

Catching a ride with dad at the Baltimore Aquarium.

Cheering for the dolphin show.

Posing in front of our hotel mirror after swimming in the pool - she loved looking at herself in that mirror!

Oh, and last weekend, we celebrated with the local runners at the Twin Cities marathon weekend.  Lucy ran the toddler trot (well, she walked a few steps and then sat down - mommy had to carry her across the finish line!) and we went to the marathon finish line to cheer on all the runners.

Sporting her runner's bib and medal

Matching mom in our Medtronic shirts!