Natural History Museum, Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetary, National Zoo, a Nationals game (which they won, go figure!), Baltimore Aquarium and Alexandria's Old Town and the Lyon Hill splash pad and park. Whew! We are now pros at manuvering a jogging stroller in a crowded metro, keeping kids hydrated in the heat and sweating without stinking . . . too bad. At the end of each day we ate some yummy food and fell right to sleep. 
Only to wake up and do it all again. We love D.C. and can see why Morgan and Geoff do to! Thanks for sharing your space with us! 
Charlie was the blueberry filled scat we found at the refuge. (For those of you not in the know, scat is animal cr . . . poop) Justin and I took a surfing lesson. I got up for 1 glorious second of the 2 hour lesson. Justin had much more success. The boys soaked up every 
possible second they had with their cousins and Justin and I enjoyed late night games of pit and canasta. (Who knew you could enjoy that game before the age of 80?) All in all, the Spencers heart the Outer Banks.
The big winners
Scooter cones
herons, ibis and a first for us, baby coot. (We're birders, alright!) Monday brought a 7 mile bike ride. Charlie completed the entire trip himself. However, he did cry for the last 1/2 mile. At the halfway point we stopped to refuel with some treats in Garden City. After the bike tour we went swimming to cool down. Then the boys went golfing with Nana and Justin. Elliot said that 
Nana's ball was like a magnet for the sand. (That can't be good) 
found the arcade. The lowerlight . . . the arcade has a hunting game with a hillbilly accent. Good thing the Lyon parentals own a laundromat! We'll be needing lots of quarters for our next trip to Ideal Beach.
