Miss Maya Goes to Washington

For all the five people who read this blog, apologies for the delay in publishing this post. The last 10 days have been quite busy, with a lot of travel. We had a great trip to the DC area over Memorial Day Weekend, with quick flights to and from Baltimore. Maya did pretty well on the plane - we made sure to bring snacks and books and toys to pass the time:

We started off our visit with a lovely brunch in DC with my good friend Danielle:

Maya is of course very concerned about being stylish, so she made sure to keep her sunglasses on as much as possible:

It was wonderful to catch up with Danielle - we've been friends for over 10 years!

After brunch we went to see my good friend Aliza, along with her husband Craig and daughter Batsheva. To my relief, Maya played very well and was quite gentle with Batsheva - she even handed her a toy:

We headed out to the park to enjoy the beautiful weather and give Maya a chance to toddle around:

Aliza and I spent some quality time catching up and comparing notes on motherhood:

It was so great to spend time with Aliza and her family - we've been friends for over 15 years!

During our visit to the DC area we were lucky enough to stay with our friends The Baileys. I first met Andy at Akamai over 5 years ago, and through him I met his lovely wife Tricia. Their two daughters Eleanor and Julia are completely adorable. They are a bit older than Maya and they were so great with her. One night they enjoyed playing the piano at home:

They also shared disco dance parties together in their rockin' basement playroom:

The next day we headed out to the Viva Vienna fair for a day of fun and rides. Maya of course enjoyed the carousel, though it doesn't look like it from this photo:

By the end of the day, she was all smiles: 

I finally got all three girls to slow down long enough to get a cute photo:

On our final day we headed in to DC again; our plans to visit Maryland were thwarted so we figured we'd take advantage of the free museums in the city. Maya thoroughly enjoyed the National Museum of Natural History - she toddled around, pointing at animals, and shrieking with glee:

We tried to roar in front of the lions:

Maya marveled at the height of the giraffe:

She hung out with Dada inside a fake termite mound:

And we ended the visit in awe of the huge blue whale hanging from the ceiling:

All in all, a very fun visit! We went to DC last year over Memorial Day, and here's hoping we can visit there again next year too. A big thank you to The Baileys for hosting us, and to all our friends for meeting up with us while we were in town.