Kite Festival

In March, we took the girls to downtown DC for the Smithsonian Kite Festival. It was so much fun! There were kites EVERY where -- it was so cool to see all the kites in the air and all the kids and dads and moms and grandmas and grandpas all flying their kites. Even our little $1 Barbie kites from WalMart did just fine -- all we needed was a little wind and up, up and AWAY went Barbie! Katie really enjoyed flying her kite -- Ella was having more fun stomping around in the muck and "juicy" mud, as she called it (you'll see on the video if you're so inclined to watch it) than flying her kite. But, that turned out well for me because she let mommy "borrow" her kite for a while (one of my favorite things to do as a kid).

Katie running to get her kite in the air.And, it's UP!

It's hard to see, but I like this one because it has both girls in action, trying to get their kites in the air.

Ella in the foreground and Katie and Daddy a little further back -- that's the Washington Monument in the background.

Katie flying her kite in front of the Washington Monument.

Ella flying her kite

This is Ella stomping around in the mud -- she loved that she could make the squishy noises with her boots and her feet stayed dry and warm in her snow boots (it was a little cold that day).

Ahhhh, a fun day!

Here's a short (5 min) video of the girls 'in action'...