We had a lovely weekend enjoying the spring blooms. We met up with Kelly and Abigail at Green Spring Gardens for a picnic outside before heading inside for Cherry Blossom crafts, including painting lanterns, origami, creating a Japanese headband, and a cherry blossom silk painting. Evie was also fantastic at the chopstick challenge, giving Daddy a run for his money. Speaking of running, the girls had a great time making Dad play tag with the additional twist of having his eyes closed, which he found a tad bit challenging.
After a scavenger hunt that allowed the girls to race around the park, they posed for some spring pictures. Ellie has this new thing of doing some vogue poses which can sometimes make for difficult pictures as she is always on the move.
She has also patented her "Walk like an Egyptian" move.
At last, a simple smile without any hair blowing in her face!
The next morning the girls woke up so early, we decided to take our chances with the cherry blossom traffic and go early into the city to experience the beauty around the Tidal Basin. We amazingly found a parking spot and it was just a short walk to enjoy the beautiful blooms.
Ellie and her demure look...
The girls and Mommy pose in front of the beautiful view! We think this is the first time we've seen the blossoms at peak!
There were a lot of distractions, as Ellie points towards either an airplane or a dog...
Evie and her model pose with Mommy.
We always like stopping by the George Mason Memorial on the way out. Ellie models her relaxing pose as she settles in for a conversation with the man himself.
Daddy and his girls... everyone is getting hungry for donuts by this point.
Evie takes hold of the camera to take some shots of the family. What a lovely morning!
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