Watertaxiing to the Nat'l Harbor

One of my favorite things in the world is when my niece Lucy comes to visit. This time, she really wanted to take a boat ride, so my sister came up with the idea to take a watertaxi from Old Town Alexandria across the Potomac to the National Harbor in Maryland. Being her first time on a boat, obviously Aunt Kat had to document.

I also had never taken a watertaxi on the Potomac {I took one in Venice and have taken a dinner cruise around the Potomac once}, but quickly decided this was the best idea ever. Not only were there not very many people, but it was completely enclosed {so we weren't freezing} and was way better/much easier than having to drive over the bridge, find parking, etc. Not like we're very far from it... but still, kudos to the 4 yo for orchestrating a super fun day spent with the fam.

Oh, and the Gaylord National Hotel: Insane! Totally gorgeous and super expensive - it literally was like a little village in there. Lucy also made me ride their ultra fast elevator with her to the tippy top 18th floor {I was freaking out; she was loving it}. At one point I actually had to turn around because we were so high up and I felt a tad nauseous.

Who's the bigger baby now?

 

Despite my wine-stained teeth in this last pic, and my mom's finger blocking the flash, I still love it! It can be a little tricky taking pictures with 4 yo's... so i'll take it :)