Last DC day

Drew got up early and got us tickets

so we could see the top of the Washington

Monument.

Yeah Dada!

Our Fourth of July baby (really its the 3rd but

close enough).

It was cool seeing all the sights from so high above.

Had to go see one of the most beautiful

buildings...Library of Congress.

Reading room

Next time it would be fun to go on a tour,

but no time we have a plane to catch and we

still have to learn something about the Capitol!

Last stop...The Capitol.

One night in the hotel going to sleep and

Bobo was holding my head.  Like he used to

when he was little.  He gave me a look and it just

 came to me, the thought that one day he

will look at his wife like that.  It was a loving

look.  I don't want to be so uptight with him

(like when he sings in a loud opera voice in public)

that I miss who he is his humor and I don't enjoy him.

Yup!

love this pic

Fredrick Douglas- I was in the "Adventures of

Fredrick Douglas" in grade school.

I really wanted the kids to see either the Senate

or the House of Representatives.  We went

on a tour that showed a great movie and

some statues but no house or senate.  So we

went and found out about another tour. 

Thinking it was the right tour, but alas

we saw the old house of representatives

and received another tour from a great 80 year

old tour guide-but found out you have

to receive tickets from your state representative.

Ugh.  Oh well..Next time.

Our great tour guide said to mostly the

kiddos in the group-you need to be

educated and dedicated.  She made

an effort to inspire.

Every state donates two statues to

the Capitol.  Here is one of Hawaii's.

Father Damien who showed kindness

to the leapers. 

Rosa Parks...she sits in the important room,

the old House of Representatives.

I loved being in a place with so much history

in such a small area...with the ongoing

reality that history is still currently being made.

A wonderful city.  Thank you DC!

 

Our days continued to be late mornings with longer

afternoons into the evenings.  I didn't want to work

hard on getting used to a new time zone only for

a week.  We had full days but we had a good pace.

We didn't go to Astro donuts, The Cathedral,

Adams Morgan neighborhood, and a yummy

Mexican restaurant that just always had too

long of a wait.  Next time.  But we saw a lot!

We had such a memorable trip....educational,

interesting, new, enlightening, and filled trip.

I realized once again the importance of our family

taking trips.  We are all on a more equal ground.

We build new memories with unexpected turns.

We don't have the distraction of our home and

the duties that come with day to day living at home.

Trips are definitely a part of our families story and

I am so glad.

Election year...had to document at the airport.

Here we come Colorado!