Last bits of D.C.: The Potomac & pizza!

To see all previous posts about our D.C. trip, go here:

part I -Cafe Rio & Gravelly Point, part II -Washington Monument & Smithsonian, part III -Abe Lincoln & cheeseburgers, part IV -Arlington & cupcakes

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^four little monkey boys in a tree^

After our morning at Arlington, we decided to take a drive down George Washington Memorial Parkway to let the kiddos sleep in the car for a bit. They were all exhausted, and sometimes a good car nap is all you need to feel better for the rest of the day. (Hashtag, the kid life. Hashtag, wish I was a kid. Haha)

The views of the Potomac River were INSANELY beautiful, so the second the kids woke up, we found a good place to pull over and play. 

^Heading on an adventure down by the water with daddy^

^I spy Camden!^

The boys seriously could have spent hours here.

They played in the water, looked for treasures, made up stories, and pretty much just had the time of their lives. It's so funny that as parents, we're always trying to find them something educational or engaging to do on trips like this...but then an afternoon by the river reminds us of how much joy they can find in the simplest of things.

^The three amigos^

^"Camden, smile!" Camden: does this weird face/ squat position^

^showing me one of his treasures he found^

^Such a dreamy day!^

^Camden wanted to take a picture with his shell to send to Aunt Syd, but then he looked at the photo after we took it and said, "Oh man. My shell kind of looks like a piece of poop." Haha! (He wasn't wrong)^

Jord snapped a photo of me and my baby bump, with the Potomac as a beautiful backdrop. I can't wait to bring baby girl on the rest of our family adventures!

We are getting so, so excited to meet her.

^24 weeks in this photo^

And before we left, the boys had to climb some trees. Because of course!

After the kids had played and everyone was hungry, we headed over to another highly recommended place to grab some dinner: We the Pizza!

We got a bunch of giant slices of different kinds of pizza, and headed to our favorite park--Gravelly Point--to eat and watch the planes come in. It was the best!! (The evening and the pizza!)

^This place was so good. We would totally recommend it!^

^Handsome husband with a bunch of pizza^

^"I see airplanes, momma!"^

And wouldn't you guess, after we had eaten pizza, the kids all found trees to climb. I think this trip will always be remembered with a lot of tree climbing. Haha!

But you know what? I love it. And so did they.

We had such a great road trip to Washington D.C. We saw so many cool things, ate tons of delicious food, had some meltdowns, played and laughed with the boys, and just had an all-around great time making memories. 

I'm so glad we went! It was such a unique place to experience with our family.

If you get a chance to go to D.C., do it. You won't regret it!