I took a little time off from work to go to her school to celebrate with her and her school friends. Nancy made cupcakes (by request from Katie) and all the kids enjoyed them, some of the cupcakes even made it into their mouths. Everyone sang happy birthday and Katie got to blow out a candle. Then her teacher, Miss Catherine, wrote Katie's symbol on the class' big birthday candle and gave her a collage that her school friends made for her. Katie was very happy.
On Saturday we went to the Smithsonian Kite Festival. We bought Katie a kite a few days earlier and she was very excited about flying it. We took the Metro to the Mall. One of Katie's favorite parts of the entire day was riding the long escalator down into the Metro station. When we got on the train, there was a seat available for her but she wanted to stand and hold the pole like the other adults.
The Kite festival is one of our favorite events because the entire 2 mile stretch of the Mall is filled with hundreds and hundres of kites. Some are way up high, above the Washington Monument. Others are so low that you have to keep an eye on them in case they buzz down. It's remarkable to see so many kites co-existing so well together. I'm not sure how all the strings didn't get tangled and no one got whacked on the head (that we saw, anyway).
Katie did great with her kite. The steady 5-10 mph breeze made it easy to launch and she got the hang of keeping the string tight. Occasionally her focus would wander and her kite would dive down, but we managed to avoid injuring anyone.
There was a great assortment of kites being flown. There were several pandas, a red baron triplane, some fancy Japanese-style kites that spun, a big eagle, and many, many others. We had fun pointing out our favorite ones.
After the Kite festival, we went to dinner in Old Town Alexandria with our neighbors Nikki, Randy, Sophie, and Cooper. Katie and Sophie were very silly during dinner, singing songs and giggling. Katie ate her entire pizza (kid size), which is unusual. We then got some ice cream and called it a night.
We've all been battling colds all weekend so today we're mostly taking it easy. Nancy and Katie walked down to Del Ray in the afternoon to participate in an Easter egg hunt. Katie had a great time and loved finding yummy chocolate in all the plastic eggs she found.
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Katie celebrates her birthday with some of her school friends.
Miss Catherine begins the day's lecture on Quantum Physics.
Katie blows out the big birthday candle at school.
Miss Catherine presents Katie with the collage her class made for her.
Nancy helps Katie with her kite. Katie quickly got the hang of it and didn't need much help keeping it in the air.
Flying the kite with her baby.
Katie's kite near a panda kite.
When she saw the carousel on the Mall, we knew we had no choice.
Katie's kite joins hundreds of others on the Mall.
Katie, Sophie, and Cooper at Bugsy's in Old Town.
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