Books I Liked, So You Might Too

I went on a reading frenzy the past few weeks. 

I still have 2 more books on my nightstand to read before the library wants them back. So far, I've been pleasantly pleased with all my selections. (That usually doesn't happen.) 

If you're looking for something, you could try these. 

The Host

by Stephenie Meyer

I was skeptical at first, but I couldn't put it down. (Ask Devin)

 

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

Hauntingly, profoundly, simple and thought provoking. 

 

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

Just a good story.

 

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

by David Wroblewski 

A good novel that kept me reading.

Pictures of Claire that are Cute

Claire was a giraffe for Halloween.

We went to our ward Trunk or Treat, but we didn't go out because

1. It was raining

2. Devin and I couldn't justify using Claire to satisfy a sweet tooth

Claire was just really happy and cute, so we snapped some pics. Enjoy!

The Capitol

The Capitol is another of DC's massive buildings that we went to see.

It took us a while to get there.

You see, I suffer from a thing called motion sickness.

I get sick on everything that moves - rides, planes, boats, swings, cars, and yes, even the metro.

Today, we decided we didn't want to wait for the Yellow line train, so we took the Blue line train.

The Blue line has a lot more stops.

Note to self - stop and go is not good if you get sick easily.

Luckily for me, I remembered that at Foggy Bottom, there is a street vendor at the top of the escalator that sells hot dogs, pretzels, and...

We made it out, barely. Like one more minute and I would have vomited in the metro station.

Devin got me a drink and we walked to the next metro stop.

I felt better, so we continued on the journey.

We made it in and started the tour with a video about Congress.

Then we walked to the Rotunda.

It is big and there are a lot of statues and paintings.

We walked through another room that had awful acoustics. You could hear someone talking across the room better than the person standing next to you. Devin and I enjoyed the presentation.

This was a cool statue.

What a cute family!

The Zoo

We have had two weekends in a row where it hasn't been raining! We took advantage of both days with little excursions to DC sights.

We went to the National Zoo. Claire loves her books about animals, so Devin and I thought she would like seeing them in person.

She wasn't impressed.

Devin and I had a good time, though.

The panda was the best part of the trip. Can you see it?

I can't remember the last time I went to the zoo.

The flamingos are still really pink. Seriously, how do they stand like that?

The orangutans were climbing around above our heads. It was neat to watch them use their feet to walk across the ropes.

Claire was excited to go "bye-bye."

Costco

Going to Costco here is an adventure.

Every time I go, I see people with the most random combination of things in their shopping carts.

Today was no exception.

Picture this:

Two men dressed in incredibly nice pinstriped suits with alligator skin shoes.

They are speaking to each other in wonderful British accents.

They have 3 items in their cart.

Wine - 3 ginormous cases.

Bleach - 3 huge bottles

Slim Jims - 3 cases of meaty goodness.

That's it. Nothing more. I watched them load it in the back of a black SUV.

I love Costco.