Night at the Museum...Not Quite

The American Academy of Pediatrics held their annual meeting last week in Washington, DC. We were able to attend and although the weather didn't cooperate the first few days, we really enjoyed our little get away (Lily Kate stayed with her grandparents). Stephen had to attend some meetings and on the few occasions that I didn't attend with him I did some shopping and site seeing on my own.

One of Stephen's best friends from college now resides in DC with his wife, Julie. Though they are incredibly busy with work and school we did enjoy getting to catch up with them. Jared showed us around town.

Stephen and Jared at the Art of Can exhibit in Union Station.

Of course, we couldn't miss seeing the Panthers play on Sunday so we spent several hours at ESPNZone. We were both so glad they got another W.

View of the Capitol from our building.

Proof that we did actually attend the conference :)

Our second night in town, the conference hosted a reception at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. After I got over my disappointment that it wasn't the Natural History Museum (we went there later in the week) we enjoyed the exhibits. Below are some exhibits that made us think of home.

A U-2 Spy plane (like Dad used to fly)

Ninja turtle for Unca.

This picture speaks for itself. We loved the vacation, but we missed Lily Kate like crazy!