By request we're studying cars and trucks and things that go, and by request we revisited the big boats at Navy Yard.
It remains an awkward place to bring kids, as most of the Navy Yard land has been given over to corporations, offices, and other people at work.* Visiting is not prohibited by any means, but every person who passed us gave us that look of, "why are you so obviously visiting my office?" I'm sure our standard get-up of hats and backpacks and many children make it look as though we're on constant vacation, sightseers gone amok. All we need is a laminated map in one hand and a fanny pack to complete the look.
This may be where we see the big boats (and the boats were big; we counted out 243 mama-steps from one end to the other!), but the kids know the real attractions of Navy Yard: watching airplanes come in for landing at the nearby airport and eating with the hipsters at the Urban Outfitter's corporate office cafeteria.
Oh, and throwing lots and lots of rocks into the river.
Peter remembered our visit from last year, and Lucy remembered as soon as we walked into the building housing the cafe. "I remember we've been here before," she said, and took off for the koi ponds. (But not before taking off her shoes and feeling the fancy thick rug with her bare feet.)
Also: at the cafe, Peter was determined to find something for me, while Lucy honed in on the fruit cup (PINEAPPLE!) and yogurt parfait. Only after we paid for our food (including that thing he'd found for me: a coffee) did Lucy realize "them have special treats here, too." And lucky for her, I'd asked for a cookie to go along with the fruit they'd picked out.
*Including Tasty Baking, makers of Tastykakes. No matter how many times Kevin asks, no, they don't have a factory tour.
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