Our Nation's Capital

For part of Chris' vacation in April, we packed up the car and headed to our Nation's capital for a couple of days. (April 23 - 25) We got there Tuesday afternoon and went home Thursday evening. It was a short trip but so fun! We will definitely be going back in the future!

In Tracen's Kindergarten class they had been learning about a few of our more famous presidents, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln & Thomas Jefferson.  He had also learned all about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington so it was pretty cool to be in these places and to see some of these historical sites.

We became experts of the Metro system, which was also fun for the boys.  We explored the Mall, Took a day to play at the Zoo, ate some Cafe Rio (yum!) and went to the Museum  of Natural History and the National Air & Space Museum.  There was so much to see that we didn't get to see it all, but we will be doing another trip before we leave Pennsylvania.  It is such a cool city!

The Washington Monument.  It is still under construction.  Two years ago, there was an Earthquake in Virginia which caused some damage so for safety reasons they have been making some improvements.

 

World War II Memorial.  We found the states the boys have lived in!

Lincoln Memorial and Reflection pool.  

While we were there, we read the book Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb (one of the capital city mysteries by Ron Roy).  It was a fun book to read.  We got to stand by the monument and the boys got to see how HUGE it is.  It was fun to talk about the story while we looked at the statue.

View of the Washington Monument & Reflection Pool from the step of the Lincoln Memorial.  Such a cool place.

On Wednesday, April 24th we spent the day at the National Zoo!  We ate lunch at Noodles & Company and had ice cream at Baskin Robins.  It was a long day but so fun!

Tracen's favorite animal is the cheetah...why do you ask?  Because it is FAST!

We arrived at the Gorillas just in time for the workers to be putting out their food and then they released them to eat.  How cool was that?  There were 5 gorillas all together, the momma, dad and 3 babies.

No trip is complete without a ride on the carousel.  Too fun!