Virginia is for Lovers

Well that's what they say... Lovers of Sam and Max that is! Our lovely Reston, Virginia hostess and mini host. Welcome to part 2 of our amazing East Coast Trip.

First thing we loved... being so close to Washington, D.C. and being able to catch a Washington Nationals game. There were a few challenges (traffic, traffic, traffic, parking, rain ), but we still had fun!

Sam got us super close tickets... amazing for baseball fan Brent! And junior baseball fan, Max loving 'uncle' Brent and all his baseball knowledge, and Brent loving imparting that wisdom upon his young mind.

There's Sam! Awesome tickets, thanks for your special connections!

There's the cool American Ballpark! You know, the Nationals were once the Montreal Expos.

Here are their mascots. Giant, old President heads. There's 4 of them- can't quite remember who, but get it... Washington, D.C., old Presidents.

Ok, next came an evening out with Sam and Max, a 'thank you' dinner. Here were Max's picks... Cafe Rio for authentic Mexican and Sweet Frogs for desert. Good job Max!

Check Cafe Rio's disclaimers in their windows.

...and this one...

Oh, but this was the best, this fresh 'beverage bar'. Sam's favourite was this Horchiata which is a sweet milk, cinnamon drink, my favourite, sugar-free strawberry lemonade- fantastic.

OMG, here's my crazy dinner. Sweet Pulled Pork quesadilla with mounds of pico de gallo, cilantro and by the way.... that's a fresh home made tortilla!

Oh yeah, we had fun!

... at the Mexican Grill.

Now off to the other side of the parking lot for some Sweet Frog. This resembles Yogurty's in Canada. Max and Sam's favourite spot - they love candy... you'll see why!

So, here's how it works. You choose your cup.

Choose, your yogurt flavour. I chose raspberry.

You can top your fro yo with fresh fruits... or candies/cakes/gummies/sprinkles...

So here we have Melanie's 'everything but the kitchen sink', Sam and Maxes orange delight and mine, raspberry on the bottom and chocolate and berries on top.

Ok, it was Brent's first time... he got a little carried away. $9 and an aching belly later, he learned to tone it down next time eh!

  Ok, so it's all about balance... so when Sam invited me to her Sunday morning aquafit class I was game! A girl can't eat all that Sweet Frog and sit on the couch! This was the best class ever! The instructor was dishing out so many tips and meanings behind the purpose of each move! I wish I lived with you Sam, I would go to this class every day!

Our little kids also enjoyed some late night swimming. Melanie is a fish who just loves the water and Max was a little dare devil who went onto the big slide at least 8 times... falling into my arms, because his mom thought 82 degrees was too cold to come into the pool. Oh, Sam, you have been away from Canada far too long. Just this week, Melanie and I swam in 69 degree water! You guys were the best hostess/mini host and we are so grateful for your kindness and hospitality, thank you!