Spring Fun Part 1: Cherry Blossom Festival

After a relaxing Saturday morning at home, we headed south for the day to take in the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC.

The trip involved a Metro ride, which the kids were very excited about.

We had tickets to the Chairman's VIP tent for the Cherry Blossom festival so we got to partake in some fun Japanese food and drink. The kids' lunch consisted of Japanese snack items and a soda made with real sugar that required a PhD in physics to open.

While at the tent, a band from Japan was also there waiting to go on stage. We told Kacy they are the One Direction of Japan. She totally bought it.

Walking through the festival we came upon what could only be the Jimmy Jones of the Japanese Nascar circuit.

To round out the day (and to try and get away from some of the crowds) we headed over to the National Mall. We didn't get as far as the Tidal Basin but rumor has it the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.