At the end of the month we will be flying to DC and visiting friends and family. We plan to make a side trip to New York City and New Jersey. This will be our first East Coast trip with Caleb who is 2 and a half. We brought him home from Russia last summer, I'll write about that trip later. We're not sure how well he will travel. Our only experience with him was 20 hours flying from Moscow to Frankfurt to San Francisco when he was 22 months old. The trip out is a red eye, so hopefully he'll sleep.
Our oldest Xander is 4, and he is an old pro at traveling. He went with us on our trip to get Caleb, a 23 day adventure in Austria, Germany, Moscow and rural Russia.
My biggest concern is that Caleb isn't quite restaurant ready. We've been working on getting him to sit at the table (something he is not too fond of) and actually eating the meal in front of him (that still needs work).
On the trip we will take it easy on restaurants. We have to go to Rio Grande (as a California I can safely say the best fajitas ever) in Rockville, MD and perhaps a Crab feast in Annapolis. Both are fairly family friendly places, and we will go in the early evening to avoid crowds.
In New York City we will have a date night. We read about a baby sitting service (they specialize in coming to your hotel room) and I'll be sure to review it on the blog.
In terms of other activities, we plan to get outside as much as possible. Toddlers and preschoolers seem to be happiest when they get plenty of fresh air. We'll probably go to the Arboretum in Wheaton, MD, the DC Zoo and spend a day in Central Park. Since my husband is from DC, and we used to live in the area, we'll also have lot's of play dates for the kids as well.
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