Cherry Blossoms

Time for the cherry blossoms!! Hooray!!

It has been such a long and cold winter... it feels great to see the world come back to life.

Emma was a little cold in her shorts and t-shirt. She forgot to bring her jacket. I gave her our picnic blanket to wrap herself  up in.

Rebekah was fine in her shorts. She loves to climb around on the rocks at the FDR memorial.

 We  took a few selfies while walking around.

 We walked down to the MLK Jr Memorial. 

In these pictures you can see how many people were around.

You can also see just how big the MLK Jr carving is.

 There is a short wall around the MLK memorial. On the wall are several of his quotes. These were two of our favorites.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

DC in full bloom

We made it to the Cherry Blossoms on peak bloom day! The weather was spectacular!! A warm 85 degrees with a gentle warm breeze. It felt almost like Hawaii.

 I love the the color of the cherry blossoms. They are white with just the faintest hint of pink. 

 Have you seen the MLK memorial yet? So cool.

 After taking a few pictures of the girls, we handed the camera to Emma to take a few of Clay & I. She told us different poses to do. We had a lot of laughs...

 

 Here's the Jefferson Memorial.

The Washington Memorial is still being repaired from the Aug 2011 earthquake.

We got a nice view of the Capitol Building. 

 Here's a couple shots that Emma took with her camera. We always park next to the Potomac River. It is fun to watch rowing teams practice, also known as sculling or sweep.