Idaho-sized Potato

So, we've tried our hand at gardening the last couple of years, with limited success. We do grow a mean zucchini plant, and we've had some good tomatoes, but... the list doesn't go on and on. We planted red potatoes this year, and yesterday Logan and I dug up one plant. We were both very excited to see the yield. Maybe there's some Idaho potato farmer in Garrick's blood after all.
A closeup of the biggie. all.

A Week in Washington DC (well, almost a week)

We recently returned from a week in Washington DC and had a great time. Logan had a super rough night two days before our scheduled flight, and I took him to Urgent Care the next morning, only to discover that he had an ear infection. I asked the doctor about taking a plane trip in a couple of days, and he said it was hard to say how that would go. Fortunately, Logan's antibiotics were doing their thing, and he seemed to be feeling much better. The plane rides went just fine.

While we were in Washington, I took Logan to the zoo while Garrick was at some meetings. He loved seeing all of the animals, especially the panda, zebras, and tiger.

Here's Logan saying, "Cheese" for the camera. He happens to be holding Ruff, his very special dog. We also have a couple of Baby Ruffs that are often found in the arm opposite Big Ruff.
We got to see the panda in action. He was eating some leaves.

Logan was excited to climb this rock and even posed for a picture (second one) without even being asked.

The lion was a long way off, but he sat there just like he was posing for pictures.
I have two great college friends who live in the DC area, and it was fun to see them quite a bit. Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures on this trip, and I don't have a single picture with Heidi in it.

On this particular morning, Garrick was in meetings and Julie and I were going to meet downtown to visit a few museums. I had about a mile walk to catch the metro, and it was absolutely pouring. I stopped a short while into the walk because I was drenched and just didn't know if it was worth it. Logan and I made it to the nearby mall, and Julie met us there. Then we realized that we could walk inside straight to the metro, so we decided to head downtown in spite of the rain. (I later found out that our hotel would have shuttled us to the metro stop for free.) We spent some time walking through the Museum of Natural History before Julie had go to work.

Logan and I in front of the elephant. Can you see my two-toned shirt? The dark part is wet. Yes, I did have a rain jacket on, but it soaked all the way through.

Julie and Logan posing with a sea turtle skeleton.

Logan getting a tickle.

Logan posing with an old train at the US History Museum.

We also took Logan to the Air & Space Museum by the Dulles Airport. Logan loved seeing all of the big planes. It would've been pretty neat to take a "tour" or to read the info posted with all of the planes/jets/spacecrafts, but we'll have to go back in about 15 years for that. :)

This was one of my favorites.
Logan and Garrick in front of an old plane.

I was impressed with the size of the space shuttle.
Logan and mommy.

The Iwo Jima Memorial.

A view of downtown.