Washington DC Archives - Stories of Our Boys

Last Chance to See the Cherry Blossoms in D.C. Before Major Tidal Basin Reconstruction

2024-03-20 aprilmomoffour travel, washington dc

Did you know 2024 year is an important year for the D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival? It is the last year before major sea wall renovations force the park service to take down over one hundred and fifty trees. Don’t worry. Trees will be re-planted. This legitimately needs to be done due to flooding on one side of the Tidal Basin. It isn’t the entire Tidal Basin that is flooding. It’s just the area on one side of the Thomas Jefferson […]

23 of the Best Things to Do in Washington, D.C.

2023-01-24 aprilmomoffour family, travel, vacation, washington dc

If you are planning a DC trip, and wondering what to do in DC, you are in for a treat. This is one of those questions I get asked the most from friends who are not local to the D.C. area. We have lived here off and on since 2009, and we have ALWAYS loved hosting our friends and family when they come visit the DC area. One time we had so many guests that the older boys’ room looked […]

Our Adventures in DC with Four Little Kids

2014-04-23 aprilmomoffour brothers, spring break, vacation, washington dc

We did manage to squeeze in one day of adventure during Spring Break. My parents were visiting, and there were still a lot of DC spots that they had never seen, so we headed into town. Believe it or not, my parents, the 4 boys, and I all fit into one minivan. : ) One of Joshua’s friends came over to play while we were gone, and Alan answered the door. Alan was under the weather, so he couldn’t go […]