NCA: Wed & Thurs

 NCA (the National Communication Association) had its yearly conference in DC this past week. I was presenting two papers and participating on one panel and since it was so close (about 2hours), we all decided to go. We drove up on Wednesday afternoon. All three kiddos were super pumped about being in a "fancy hotel."

They were even more excited when our friends from Indiana came over for a short visit with one of their daughters, Eden Brooks. 

It was a long day- the kids were out by 8. 

The next day was Paxton's 18 month birthday. And boy, he's growing up fast. 

I had a presentation early Thursday morning. After my presentation, one of the other researchers on my panel passed me the note below. Clearly, this was rather great. But the best part was that the note was given to me by the fifth most prolific scholar in the communication discipline, Dr. Michael Beatty. Pretty freaking cool. 

After my presentation, we went to MD to pick up Wes' mom and bring her back to our hotel. We all ate lunch and then jumped on the Metro (a first for Vivi and Pax- Gavin went on the subway about a year ago with Wesley). All three kids were very excited. 

We went downtown to the Natural History Museum, which they also loved. 

We ended the day by driving Grandma back to her neck of the woods for dinner at Panera. So good. 

The perfect end to a great day.