Nickolas is Fee (3 Years Old): Choo Choo, Iceskating, and Dinosaur Bones

Nickolas had a special day with lots of excitement for his 3rd birthday. Instead of dealing with traffic and parking, we took the subway (Metro) choo choo into the city, which took us very close to our destination -- the National Sculpture Garden Ice Skating Rink! And, it just so happened the Natural History Museum is next door with dinosaur bones (Nickolas has been enjoying a certain cartoon lately called "Dinosaur Train")! In between skating and bones, we enjoyed lunch at the cafe off of the rink.


Waiting for the choo choo.

On the choo choo crossing the Potomac River.

We're here at the Sculpture Garden!

I'm ready to skate!

Thank goodness for this wall.

Nickolas, like his favorite cartoon character Caillou, fell down on the ice. What fun!

Perhaps I'll try once more?

That's enough, time to sit. Mommy says I have great ankle strength, though.

Ready for lunch.

Neat shiny silver tree sculpture. We'll have to check it out again once everything is green, since it fit right in with the snow.

Garden walk.

Now to the Natural History Museum!

Dinosaur bones!

More dinosaur bones!

And, to top off a perfect day, one (of a very few) of Washington's finest, the DCFD.