Planes, Trains and Lilly Pads

We ended up taking a trip to the College Park Aviation Museum up at the University of Maryland on Sunday and on the way home stopped off at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in NE DC. Both are little known spots in the huge number of national parks and museums in the National Capitol region but they were both pretty cool. The aviation museum had a model railroader club display this weekend so we got a twofer in the boys minds, planes and trains under one roof.

The aquatic garden was a last minute turn off 295 after seeing the sign for the 1,000th time and deciding to find out what it was all about. It was well worth the trip for Nicole and I but the boys were not as impressed after the planes and trains. I loaded the pictures into separate collections in flickr and you can click on the links above to see them.

Today was a bunch of errands and chores around the house. I was going to get the car washed at my favorite local car wash but decided to make it a family car washing extravaganza after seeing the line. The boys liked washing the cars and we got both of them done and looking pretty sparkling I must say. I also got the generator out and started it up in preparation for the train of hurricanes lining up in the Atlantic. Let's hope they stay south.