Weekend in DC

There are many weekends where my husband works in either D.C. or Baltimore and has to leave the girls and I behind.  Much to our surprise, this weekend he invited us to go with him.  Since he doesn't start work on the weekends until 7pm, we had the whole day to hang out together.  This weekend we decided to take the girls to the National Zoo.  They loved it, but I think their favorite part of the day was either riding the 200+ foot escalator or riding the Metro.  I wish that I could share with you all the looks of pure joy on their faces when they first stepped on to the "monster" escalator or when they felt the wind blow their hair as the first train whizzed by.  Unfortunately, it was too dark to get any great photos, but I love how happy these little things made them.

When we first got to D.C, I tried pointing out all the monuments and cool buildings, but they really weren't all that interested.  I think they were more fascinated with it a few years back when it was new to them.  Hopefully, when they get a little older, they will be able to appreciate the architectural wonders that stand in our Nation's Capital.  But for now, the excitement of the Metro will suffice.

Now if you asked my girls what their favorite part of the zoo was, they would probably answer you, "We got to see the panda poop!"  That's right...they are the perfect ladies! :)  Actually all the dads in the room were cracking up more than the kids.  The panda walked right up to the glass, looked at everyone, turned so its bottom was facing us, and let it go.  Then he turned back around, looked at everyone again, and walked to the outside enclosure.  It was pretty funny actually.  Here are some of our favorite zoo pictures:

Watching the Meerkat

Checking out the Huge Sea Stars

Wondering why the Komodo dragon isn't breathing fire

Cooling Off!

After the zoo, we took the girls swimming at the hotel that was across the street from my hubby's work.  The hotel was an old bank and we were able to show the girls the HUGE locks on the doors to the bank's safes.  As always, they loved swimming and splashing Daddy.  Who wouldn't?  We ended the night by having a great dinner and saying goodbye to Daddy as he headed to work.

We actually watched my hubby walk all the way from our hotel to his work.  The girls thought it was so funny to watch him get smaller and smaller, until he closed the door.  We also had a lot of fun people watching.  The streets of D.C. are quite the sight!

Our Hotel View

Sahale Snacks Review

Both my daughter and I are huge nut fans.  She tends to like peanuts and walnuts the best and I usually grab a handful of cashews, almonds, or pecans.  However, when it comes to Sahale Nuts, we love them all.   The generous people from Sahale Nuts sent me three of their newest flavors to try.  My family, friends, and I were able to sample Barbeque Almonds, Southwest Cashews, and Tuscan Almonds.  Everyone enjoyed all the flavors, but our top two were definitely the Southwest Cashews and the Barbeque Almonds.  They both had a little bit of spice, but they weren’t overbearing.  I would definitely recommend you stopping by your nearest Starbucks to grab a bag. 

We enjoyed the new flavors so much, we decided to go out and pick up a few bags of their other flavors.  We tried Cashews with Pomegranate and Vanilla (my girls love these), Pecans with Sweet Cranberries, Black Pepper and Orange Zest (my favorite), and Almonds with Cranberries, Honey and Sea Salt.  We actually found these flavors on the shelf of our local Super Wal-mart.  Much to our great surprise, we loved these flavors even more.  I will admit the bags didn’t last as long as they should since we were constantly snacking on them throughout the day.  You can read more about the other great flavors from Sahale Nuts on their WEBSITE.  Try a bag today.  You won’t be disappointed!

Disclosure: I received sample products for this review.  No other compensation was provided and a positive review was not required.

 

Tricky Trivia

In Massachusetts, it is forbidden to put __________in clam chowder.

Take a guess in the comments below.

NOVICA and Photacular!

We have two new winners today on Between the Lines!  Our first winner is Glenda.  Congratulations on winning the $30 gift certificate to NOVICA.com.  Glenda won with comment number 254, "I subscribe to your email with Feedburner."  I will be emailing Glenda shortly and she will have 48 hours to claim her prize before I randomly select a new winner.

Our second winner today is dolls123. Congratulations on winning the $25 (plus free shipping) gift card to Photacular.com.  dolls123 won with comment number 41, "I follow you on Twitter."  I will be emailing dolls123 shortly and she will have 48 hours to claim her prize before I randomly select a new winner.  

Thanks to everyone who entered these fantastic giveaways and thanks again to NOVICA and Photacular for sponsoring these giveaways.   I hope everyone has a fabulous week!

Silent Sunday

See how much my girls have grown!

Simple Sunday Twitter Hop

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