We felt like our trip to New York and Washington, DC was a great success. The boys' ages of 2.5 and almost 5 were good for travelling. Many of our pictures were to document them being in front of famous landmarks because we know they won't remember in the future.
One thing that made our travelling easy was the single jogging stroller with the glider board behind. Here, Noah is standing on the glider board. It was a great way to navigate city streets and trains.
We packed lots of little "treasures" that we could pull out when needed, but there was always so much going on that we rarely used them
Of course, Baby traveled with us!
One thing we quickly found was that naps can and should be encouraged any time and anywhere. Here is Isaac snoozing on the Lanigan's couch as the other boys watched a movie.
Look at those cheeks!
Noah adamantly insists that he is NOT tired and DOES NOT need to take a nap...
Noah snoozing in the car on the way to New York City
Trevor pushes the stroller with the glider board
Isaac snoozes in the car...
Isaac insists he is NOT tired...
Noah snoozes on the train...
Our arrival in Washington, DC
One of my favorite pictures of the whole trip...Isaac fell asleep so hard that we changed him into his pajamas and brushed his teeth without waking him up. That never happened before, even when he was an infant! Here he is with his face covered in chocolate ice cream...
Isaac, how old are you?
Noah, how old are you?
At one point, both boys insisted that they could no longer walk, so Matt carried Noah while Isaac rode on his shoulders. They were all so tired! Noah could not take one further step until he spotted Grammy in the distance. Then, he got down and ran and skipped the whole way, shouting "Grammy! Grammy!"
I wanted to get a picture of the boys at the WWII Memorial, but Noah is saying, "I can't sit next to Isaac! He has a poopy diaper!"
"Oh Mommy! I can't sit next to him!"
We had a suite at the Hyatt in Bethesda, and that gave us plenty of room to spread out and relax in the evenings
Whew! A great tip! We're looking forward to many more fun trips in our future. Travelling with kids is fun, as long as you keep a sense of humor about it!
