There are many outdoor spaces, which helps a lot. The hardest part is making good choices with regard to eating. It is one of the mask-friendliest groups I've ever experienced and you should absolutely go if you can manage it!
We took our then-4yo along in 2022, but through a quirk of vax availability and requirements, she was the youngest by far in the kids club and that was a bit rough. In spring 2026 our kids will be 8 and 3 and it'll be west coast, so I think if we get friends to travel with us it could work.
The "childcare costs eating the nerd cruise budget, which has incidentally doubled now" despair is real Hoping we can pull off 2026 tho 🤞
Hey y'all, The USPS is shipping out free Covid tests again. We are in the midst of a Covid surge, so get yours today! special.usps.com/testkits
It was already impossible to get to 34th from BGT when heading west (to, say, access the Fremont bridge) without making perilous life choices, but this is next level BS 🤦♀️
Oh and this year it's right before the inauguration!! Wheeeee
I'm hoping it has improved a little since (checks notes) 2014? (I missed the 2018 one due to not traveling across the country the minute my maternity leave ended 😅) ... at the very least there is now some public transit vs zero before. One train plus one bus from DCA!
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More parents are driving kids than ever before. The result is mayhem.