Mr. Elliot Vander Naald: Memorial Day Baby!

We visited Kevin & Tracey during the last week of June in Washington, D.C.  This was our first stop of our family/friend tour, and it was a full trip!  First of all, we got to meet their new baby boy, Elliot.  At that point he was only about 5 weeks old, and is a strong, healthy little guy who is a spittin' image of his dad!  We enjoyed getting to stare at him, hold him, ride with him in the backseat, shoosh him to calm, and swing him around in his carseat (that'd be Uncle Brian's trick) :)  

For our first full day there, we went to the National Museum of Art to see a human-interest photography exhibit that looked interesting.  We also got to benefit from the fact that Tracey is a natural tour guide (and a professional one!) and so we learned all sorts of fun facts as we drove through the streets of our nation's capitol.  We also went to a neat little food store where Kevin was friends with guy working, and we got some delicious treats (sausage, pesto, cheese, and chocolate chip banana bread!)  Nearby the store was a sandwich shop where we ate some amazing gourmet-type sandwiches.

During our time there, they got a crazy thunder storm, and the power was out for just about two days.  We made the best of it by hanging out at Wegman's, a cushy grocery store with an impressive prepared food section!  We joined lots of other power-outers there, playing games, eating food, and enjoying the air conditioning.  We even went to the movie theater to see The Avengers, and little Elliot was a champ, not making a noise once through the whole movie!

We have Kevin to thank for these lovely photos, as we didn't have our act together enough to take any pictures of our own!

Thanks for a wonderful visit, K&T!  It was good to be with you and see a little bit of life in D.C.!