Yesterday, we took the kids and grandparents to the National Zoo. Being local, we (and by we I mean Kelly) know to arrive early. Technically, the exhibits don’t open until 10am, but if you get there art 8 or 8:30, the animals are often out, parking is easy, and the zoo is not crowded. Plus, it’s not stifling hot and you can leave by 10:30 having seen everything.

In any case, we arrived early, saw lots of animals, and the kids had a good time. At one point, toward the end of our visit, I snapped a picture of me and Kelly (or is that Kelly and I?) that I think turned out to be a particularly good one. In lieu of other programming today, I thought I’d post it: