take one

Good news: Saturday night there was a moon bounce with a slide that later turned into a water slide!  ...because of this rain storm that cruised into the area very quickly leaving our little family of four, our stroller, and our baby bag huddled under our waterproof picnic blanket.  That blanket kept all but J's backside dry for the 15 minute hard rain that left others with flooded chairs and soggy blankets (and hot dogs still on the plate if you look closely)  Everyone was huddled someplace trying to stay dry and when the rain cleared they fired the grills back up and went on with the party.  This neighborhood is so neighborly it's almost out of another era... It's just so much fun to meet people that are just excited to meet you. They even gave us a huuuge welcome bag full of wine, nuts, treats, and info about the area.  We lugged that bag home on the short walk, and made it home right before another rain cloud took over the area.

We woke up on Sunday to another bright sunny day... And cruised straight over to near Dulles for the Lego Brick Fest.  After arriving just as it opened and walking around the expo center to find the end of the line (we figure at least a mile), we convinced Aiden that he'd rather go see a space shuttle!  So we cruised down the road to the Air and Space Museum Dulles campus, which was a hit.  I was amazed that the space shuttle isn't bigger than it is (sorta looked like a stumpy fat airplane).  But we are fairly persistent people and we did end up going back to the Brick Fest and there was no more line after lunch... more on that later...  So here is an iPhone peek at Sunday part one: