Kite Festival (March DITL 2013)

I can't believe we are already half way through April.  Sometimes I just don't know where the time goes.  I have several things I need to get up on the blog.  A couple weeks ago we went into the District for the Kite Festival.  It also happened to be the same day that I did Day in the Life with Ali Edwards.  I'm not going to give you all the detailed time today.  Just wanted to talk a little about our adventure.

We had so much fun that day!  The weather was fantastic and it was perfect kite flying day.  It was really busy on the Mall and we were so glad we had taken the metro in.  Plus, Jalyn was so excited to be on the 'train'.  She is an old pro at riding the metro. She likes to look at the map and see where we are going and everything.

 Once we were down there we set up shop in a nice open empty area.  I was really surprised at how friendly everyone was that day.  Probably because it was the weekend and no one had to be somewhere by a certain time.  I packed us snacks and a picnic so that we wouldn't have to worry about finding food.

Jalyn was so excited to try her kite.  She didn't care about trying to see any of the competitions.  I have to say that teaching Jalyn and John how to fly a kite was one hilarious task.  John of course had way more patients with it than I did.  We got it up there for a few minutes but it came down pretty quickly.

There were lots of kites in the air.  It was fun to see all the different styles and shapes.  As you can see the skies were a gorgeous blue that day.

 Jaleesa was more interested in chewing and shaking her toys.

 We took a little break for lunch and Jalyn decided to lay back and enjoy the kites.

 After lunch Jalyn and Daddy switched gears a little and played some soccer.  Yes, that is a pink soccer ball.  She picked it out all on her own.

 Jaleesa and I hung out on the blanket together.  It isn't easy keeping that girl entertained.  She wants to move.

 You know you have had an awesome day when you have two girls passed out in the backseat on the car ride home!

Not only was this my DITL for March.  It also crossed another item off of my 32 list.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica