Raleigh, NC

For the long weekend we decided to take a temple trip, but figured that the Washington, D.C. temple (which we're assigned to) might be a little crazy traffic-wise, and also more expensive, hotel-wise. We decided to go down to Raleigh, NC instead. The temple there isn't any further away, and it's a little calmer and cheaper to get there and stay there.  Jeremy found a nice 1-bedroom suite for the same price that we would have paid for a single room in most of D.C.  It was so beautiful down there! It's pretty here, but there are tall trees all over in Cary, and Apex, NC (where the temple is). We were on the 3rd floor, and most of the trees outside were taller than our windows. Everything was nestled into trees and bushes, and you could hardly tell you were in a city sometimes until a gas station or a bank popped up out of nowhere. 
The kids had a good time, and we enjoyed just relaxing. Sadly, Jeremy forgot his swimming suit, so we decided that I would take the kids swimming Saturday afternoon (We attended two different morning sessions at the temple Saturday) while Katy took a nap. Reilly and Jaina really enjoyed that.  We also enjoyed checking out a Whole Foods store, and a fun little recently remodeled area with lots of fountains and areas to run around.  It was rather hot and humid, but not too bad once the sun went down.
We went to church in the chapel next to the temple (a HUGE ward) and then drove home after the second hour of church. Reilly was pretty upset that he didn't get to go to the rest of primary, but Katy was tired, and I wasn't feeling well. The whole weekend was a nice little get-away, but it was good that we had Monday to recuperate and get our house back together before the week started. :)

We stayed up late one night watching "Megamind" and eating popcorn.
The kids thought it was awesome...