Queen for a Day

Another year, another birthday. Spring Break is over and we have survived. It started off with a hike at Great Falls and an Odyssey of the Mind competition that involved two trips to the only Krispy Kreme in Northern Virginia (Geek Girl liked the donut machine). Daddy Geek had conferences in town and out of town, so Geek Girl and I stayed close to home. One day she read for over 5.5 hours! We also had a couple of playdates with friends, went to Oxon Hill Farm and National Harbor, and Potomac Overlook Park. There was an aborted trip to the zoo (didn't feel like dealing with the parking) and a quick visit to the Natural History Museum.

Daddy Geek returned from the West Coast this morning and we had the water boiled for his morning coffee. After freshening up we headed to the local library to stock up on more books because, horror of horrors, Geek Girl had run out of books to read. Then the local Easter egg hunt chaos. Now that Geek Girl is 9, it's a little easier for her to get eggs, but her first year in the 7-11 age group she didn't get any...

Here's Geek Girl waiting for the egg hunt to start:


And her unique way of transporting her Easter basket:


Afterwards we went to Liberty Tavern for the brunch buffet. Geek Girl liked the French toast, sausage, and brownies baked as mini muffins. After we waddled out of there we headed to the Tidal Basin to enjoy the spring weather. Lots of tourists and kites around. Stopped by the Floral Library again.

Armed with her sketch pad, Geek Girl recorded some tulips in crayon:


And took close-ups of others after we told her she had to stop drawing:


After our walk we went to The Sweet Lobby to pick up some birthday macarons:


There was a line out the door. Now that I've checked their Facebook page, it turns out they had a write-up in the Washington Post today so that may or may not have not contributed to the popularity. We got spicy curry mango, orange-ginger, cappuccino, chocolate, passion fruit milk chocolate, green tea, red velvet, milk chocolate, and red hot chili chocolate. It's a good thing we don't live too close!