Sliding in Southeast

Last weekend was a big one here in DC.  You know why?

You're so smart!  Exactly!  PDG tried out the slide for the first time.

Oh, right, and inauguration :)

I know I could've attended the inauguration, and that weather was actually great.  I guess, one day, maybe I might regret it when I tell my grandchildren that I lived in DC when the first black president got inaugurated for the second time and instead I stayed home and played with their daddy and worked on a video of all my favorite clips of his first year for his upcoming birthday.

Probably not.

But the Sunday before all the excitement on the mall, we did venture close to the capitol and even took a stroll through southeast.  Well, the part of southeast that is "up and coming" or whatever, and just as full of hipsters, strollers and trendy restaurants as any other gentrifying neighborhood.

After a brunch with some Seattlites here to celebrate our/their friend Trashles' (seriously, that's her nickname, given with equal parts love and teasing) birthday and the presidential events, we found ourselves meandering into a cute little park.

PDG's previous park experiences have mostly just had him in his stroller watching the big kids play.  This time, though, my boys decided to be daring.

PDG loved the slide, so we did it a bunch of times.  The little tunnel that you can crawl through?  Not so much. That was a disaster.  A wailing, screaming disaster.

Maybe next time.  And by next time, I mean not until the weather decides to come back above freezing again.  This cold snap has been intense!