Baltimore and Expo East 2014

So I'm a little behind the times. These are pictures from the end of September 2014 when I took the kids to Baltimore for a weekend because Sam was attending the Expo East trade show. I attended the show one day to hear a couple omega-3 experts speak, Michael Lewis and Dr. Alex Richardson. The other days I took the kids around Baltimore and met up with my cousin and uncle who live in the area. 

Expo East is a pretty fun trade show. I dropped Inga off at the show daycare and took Malcolm onto the show floor. I was able to score lots of baby food samples and tons of coupons. I had so many people stop and gape at my 2 month old because you don't usually see babies at a trade show, but the Natural Products Expo shows are pretty baby friendly for working moms (and dads). The two lectures were really great and I was glad to be able to attend something intellectual for once. Inga threw a tantrum when I picked her up from daycare because she was having so much fun with the other kids. Mom is boring.

At the Wiley's Finest booth. Inga was pouting because I made her leave daycare.

Dr. Alex Richardson's lecture

I took Inga the the Maryland Science Center and on a boat tour of the Inner Harbor on day. She really loved both and wanted to do them again the next day.

Playing at the science center

USS Constellation

National Aquarium

Ft. McHenry

Driving the boat!

 On our last day in Baltimore, I met up with my cousin and her two year old son. We took the kids to the aquarium, which they were not interested in at all. We found a sandbox near the science center for the toddlers to play in while we enjoyed the sun. Sam and my uncle joined us for dinner where the toddlers barely kept it together. Malcolm fell asleep on my chest, which made it really difficult to eat! We had a good time though.

Little baby Malcolm

Inga and Miles playing in the sand

It was pretty exhausting touring a city carrying Malcolm in the Ergo and pushing Inga in the stroller. It was like several days of intense strength training. Definitely a total body workout.