On Monday Katie saw a play at the Adventure Theater, a children's theater in DC that's been there since 1951. The play was based on the book "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" which is one of Katie's favorites. Afterwards she played in the nearby park. Peter slept through it. That night we ate at our favorite diner, Bob & Edith's, and then went to see the Tulip Library near the Tidal Basin.
Wednesday Katie and I went to the circus! It was her first time seeing the Ringling Bros Greatest Show on Earth. It was at the Patriot Center, the arena on the campus of George Mason University. We both had a good time. We saw elephants, tigers, llamas, ponies, acrobats, trapeze artists, motorcycles, and, of course, clowns. She said her favorite parts were the elephants and the mermaid (who just sat there and waved at the beginning). It's probably not a good sign when you spend twice as much on food as you did on the tickets. But we enjoyed the hot dogs, lemonade, popcorn, and cotton candy. Yum! There were tons of souvenirs for sale everywhere that lit up and whirled and twirled and I thought for sure I was either going to have to pay a fortune or deal with a crying child. But we managed to get out of there with only a big floppy clown hat and that was by mistake (it came with the cotton candy).
Thursday we had a kid's day at my office and the theme was Egypt. The kids watched a cartoon about King Tut, drew hieroglyphics on a piece of big paper, made pyramids out of cupcakes and "sand" made out of crushed up graham crackers (I think). They also ate pizza and got temporary tattoos with Egyptian themes like the sphinx, Cleopatra, and King Tut. They also chased each other around the office and scribbled on the white boards. There was a good turnout. There were a total of 9 kids there.
Tomorrow we go to Scranton to spend Easter weekend with Nancy's sister Sara and her family. We'll return Sunday night and then it's back to school on Monday for Katie. I hope she wasn't planning on relaxing during her Spring Break!
More photos are here.
There was a good turnout for the Del Ray Easter Egg hunt.
Katie with the Easter Bunny.
Peter played with an empty basket while Katie looked for eggs.
The hunt is on!
Success! (buried under the grass, I think)
Hanging out with Dad.
Part of the Tulip Library with the Tidal Basin in the background.
Katie stops to smell the tulips.
The Greatest Show On Earth! (something they remind you of every 3 minutes).
The elephants do their thing.
Can you tell she had a lot of sugar?
Working on her pyramid cupcake.
Playing with James.
Silly Katie, we're learning about Egypt, not Messopotamia.
The kids show off their tattoos.
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