DC

Lewis decided to take a couple of days of his vacation and we decided to spend it in Washington, D.C.! It was a great weekend. We got there Friday evening (we left right after my allergist appointment) and had dinner with our old pals from Connecticut, the Morgans. The rest of the weekend and Monday were spent exploring. Museums, the archives, and monuments. We had a wonderful time and even ended it with some new running shoes from a nike outlet just in time for our big half marathon this weekend.

Me and Amy. She's super awesome.

Saturday we parked behind the air and space museum and walked across the mall to the archives. We were lucky there was no line, we walked right in as it opened.

Next stop was the Natural history museum. 

The trees were so beautiful, we came at just the right time.

Next stop was the American History museum. Aiden loved the First Lady dress room.

And the kids were excited to see Harry Potter's costume from one of the movies.

After lunch we went to the national gallery of art. Cate saw this picture on a brochure and was thrilled when we found it. She also loved looking at the people thought the pyramids!

We started Sunday morning with a walking your of the memorials. It was a great reminder to me that one person really can make a difference and that we all have an obligation to try and make the world a better place.

This is a random photo but I loved it. She pointed and he fed her. Can you say wrapped around her finger?

We ended up at the Lincoln memorial.

Then hit the air and space museum.

And ended at the capital which was closed. Bummer.

We drove up to Kensington to see the temple, visitor center, 

And the house I lived in from 1 to 6 grade. They painted it yellow and added an addition, but it was so fun to show the kids where I lived when I was their ages.

Monday morning started with a tour of the Capitol building. 

Then visited the hirshhorn museum which is a modern art museum. Not much was open and some of it was very dark so we just spent. Few minutes there.

Then headed to the part of the national gallery that is modern art. Aiden enjoyed this piece which shows the skin cord of a group of people. There was a chart to the side with the names of the people. It was cool.

That evening we visited the Morgans again. The kids got along swimmingly.

Tuesdays morning we went to the a Washington monument to get our park passports stamped and then walked by the White House. After that we headed out of town.