Although Groundhog predicted 6 more weeks of winter, the early spring sign already came last Sunday. With 57 degree and blue sky, the only place you want to visit is the DC mall!
We started the trip early at 9:30am. The first stop is the Natural History Museum. For Alvin's age, the only exhibit is appropriate for him is where the mammals are. It took Alvin 15 minutes to get familiar with the room. Just like a cat to a new place, he walked to every corner in the room to check things out, then, he started to point to the animals he recognized from his bedtime books.
He got excited when he discovered the lion!
The second stop is DC Botanic Garden. It was the first day of the annual Orchid exhibit. You will see Dad took many excellent pictures of various orchids. There is nothing can beat the natural beauty of these flowers. They are just gorgeous! We think the Botanic Garden is very toddler-friendly because all the flowers and plants are placed on the ground and Alvin had no problem seeing them and even touching them (oops...sorry)! For winter time, it is even better because the conservatory is hot and humid like a rain forest!
Alvin got lost in the Jungle!. Maybe he didn't get lost..maybe he was just going to a different direction than what the parents expected.
We then had a brief lunch picnic in front of the Capital Hill reflection pond. Seagulls and ducks are flying and sailing around. Nice entertainment for the lunch.
After refilling his energy, Alvin started to wander around the steps and we took some nice pictures of him.
Alvin finally got wore out by 2pm after 4 hours of walking and running and getting up/down stairs. Here he begged Mom to carry him.
In the evening, we had pizza together for dinner and Alvin watched the 1st quarter of the game with parents. Since normally he is not allowed to watch TV, he is not a big fan of the flashy screen at all. For the big game, he couldn't care for less. Most of the time, he just played his toys around. The parents put Alvin in bed early that night so they could watch the last quarter of the game. Since the Giants got intercepted in the 1st quarter, the parents didn't expect a great game at the end. The last 5 minutes of the Super Bowl almost gave parents heart attacks. Not to mention that the baby was ready to pop out. Not recommended to pregnant moms.
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