Tyler's 30th Birthday - Washington, DC Trip

My husband is T H I R T Y ! 

So, obviously, we had to go do something crazy to celebrate - so we decided to go on a trip to Washington, DC! Two of our besties picked us up from the airport in Maryland. Somehow, we were having too much fun and forgot to take a picture - which is a good problem. After going out to dinner and getting a tour of their town, we grabbed an Uber and headed to DC. 

I had never been to DC before, so I was pleasantly surprised at how PRETTY it is there! That town is gorgeous and classy!

We had some fun sight-seeing. I think I mainly was just mesmerized at trying to see how many secret service people there were hiding in plain sight or in cars around the white house. I think I've watching too many movies, because that was one of my favorite parts.

On Tyler's birthday eve, after he fell asleep I decorated the entire hotel room (complete with 30 post it notes with candles hiding all around the room), and of course took sneaky pictures. So here are those:

 The morning of his birthday, he was pleasantly surprised! We staggered a few gifts throughout the day. I also had written out 30 reasons why I love him, and would give him one at different points in the day. That was fun!

 For his birthday dinner, we found a Russian restaurant to eat at. (Tyler served a mission for our church for two years in Russia, which is why he chose that).

 After dinner, we walked more around town and got some ice cream. I pulled out my secret birthday candles and stuck them in his ice cream for him. Y'all, I was prepared this trip. ;)

That night we went on a run to the Lincoln memorial. That was probably one of my favorite things that we did. We took pictures, but I guess they are somewhere on Tyler's phone.

We actually went running most of the days while on that trip as part of our sightseeing. And gosh, running seems way easier when you're in an urban city with a million things to look at on your route.

It was a great trip! We had fun hitting up different museums, eating all the food, and checking out different memorials. One of the most impactful ones was the Holocaust one, as you can probably imagine. It was extremely sobering but very good.

We're back with our babies now which is fun, but we definitely love our couples trips! It's nice to have a couple days of not being responsible for anyone else, or being able to just leave within 30 seconds of deciding to go somewhere. ;)