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Last week Finn and I went to the zoo. I was impressed by the lions set up. It was crazy how close it seemed to us.  He stood across from us and roared. It was amazing...

Finn was getting entirely too close to all the gates for my comfort level...

We were hot so we stopped for an ice cream break...

There was a petting zoo.  Finn got to pet a cow...

They had a little water area aka life savers...

I was afraid I was going to have to spend the night at the zoo. It was a very hilly area.  You don't notice how hilly an area is until you are pushing a 30 pound kid in a stroller uphill.  My legs were feeling the burn.  I had to stop about every 5 feet at the end.  Finn kept saying "Go FAST!" I was trying but failing miserably.  We made it out of there and my legs did not fall off. 

We also went to the aquarium...

 Finn enjoyed a movie about sharks...

 The aquarium was the first thing I have been disappointed in here. It cost to get in (which is rare) and it was very small and took us about 3 minutes to walk through.   Finn enjoyed it so that is all that matters.

Friday night we had a bad storm here. It sounded really nasty outside.   This is what I could see out my window.  It is very dark but look hard.  The lounge chairs are all in the pool...

Here is a link to stories about the storm.  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57464686/mid-atlantic-languishes-in-stifling-heat-after-storms-kill-17-people-cripple-utilities/

We had no idea we were part of a deadly storm and national news.   At about 10pm Friday night our power went out.   Saturday morning we woke up, powerless, and went out to get breakfast.  Our area was all closed due to the outages.  We couldn't find anything within walking distance.  We got on the metro and took a slow trip to DC.  We found a place open and ate.  We didn't have power in the afternoon so we went into Alexandria and shopped around and ate.   We got home that evening to no power. We decided to keep Finn up late and go let him play at the park.  Once we got home we were setting in the lobby dreading the night of sleeping with no ac.   Just then the power came back on.

We didn't have internet service until this morning. I was able to see on my phone some stories about the storms.  We got a copy of the Washington Post and saw the headlines.  We had no idea we were three out of 3 million people without power.  We had no idea that people had died.  

I guess I have come a long ways. I used to spend every light rain in the bathtub with a mattress on my head.  This is the first time I have been part of an actual deadly storm and I was standing at the window taking pictures of the pool.  I guess oblivion serves me well.