Cherry Blossoms and a Visit

This past weekend my mom and grandma came to visit and we managed to find a few places that they have not seen in the DC area yet. On Friday we went to the Pentagon Memorial for the September 11, 2001 attacks. It is prettier in the summer when the plants are alive, but it was still moving.

Saturday morning we woke up early to head down to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms before the crowds, and the parking, became insane. Unfortunately this coincided with a cold front and at 8:45 in the morning we were walking through the trees bundled up and warding off mild frostbite.



After 30 minutes or so we had to duck gram into a festival tent that wasn't open yet so she could work on feeling her fingers again while I made a dash for the car. Even with the chilly temps the flowers were beautiful as always.





We headed in to the city for a quick breakfast and then went to the American History Museum, which has been renovated since the last time I was in the area. It was so much fun to watch my gram as she walked through the exhibits and listen to her personal stories as they connected with what we saw.

Sunday was a low key day of brunch in Shirlington before taking them back to the airport. Thank you for making the trip down for a nice visit guys.