Last weekend, my mom brought Anna to DC to visit since Paul had a conference to go to in Dallas. I picked their visit to be during the peak of cherry blossom bloom but then I got asked to also travel to NYC that weekend to speak at Microsoft HQ for ISS Science on the Sunday. So once they arrived Thursday night, it was busyness and fun! On Friday we went to National Harbor (I for to drive my truck, yay!) to use some coupons to buy our growing girl some new clothes. I swear she doesn't stop GROWING! But while out there we had other fun, including riding that huge Ferris wheel and invading the Peeps shop. The big hand and head is a statue in the sand called The Awakening. It's really neat to climb on, and the whole of it looks like a guy trying to come up out of the sand.
Saturday brought the Cherry Blossom parade in the morning (grand stand seats!), and just enough time to play under the trees at the Washington monument, but no time for Tidal Basin walking (original plans) before catching the train to NYC.
Once we arrived at NYC (about a 3.5 hr train ride), while checking into our hotel (Marriott Marquis Times Square) we noticed all the men dressed as beautiful women with tiaras headed to a party. Turns out it was the Night of A Thousand Gowns event! Elton John and Blondie were even expected to be there. We watched for awhile from afar and I explained to Anna why men would want to dress as women :) I love that I got that opportunity!!! Being in a suburb of Houston, there's been no teaching opportunity for this. She still thinks that it's "weird" but she's 8 and with more world exposure she will be just fine :)
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