Washington D.C.

My Mom and Dad took Aaron and I to Washington D.C. and New York for Aaron's graduation. I think I might have been more excited than Aaron. We had a fantastic time. We spent only 1 day in Washington so we really had to book it. I will say that I have never walked so much. We covered a whole lot on foot. I was super tired at the end of the day, but I was determined to see it all in 1 day. Our first stop was The Capital building. My dad was really excited about this one. My Mom and I were more excited about the pretty trees and blossoms. There were a ton of people because apparently it was spring break for pretty much everyone on the east coast. There was a ton of school groups there as well. This was a really pretty building and it was cool to see the view of the mall from it.

The National Museum of American History

As we didn't have a lot of time to visit the Smithsonian, we decided we had time for one museum. We chose to visit the National Museum of American History. It was really cool to see all those things that are true American Icons. We also got to see the Original American Flag that inspired the Star Spangled Banner. We couldn't take a picture of it, especially since it was housed in low lighting and it looked thread bare. We saw Kermit the Frog and the best one... Julia Child's Kitchen. My dad didn't understand why were excited about this one. Dorothy's Red Slippers from the Wizard of Oz came next, and I have to say that they weren't as sparkly as they were in the movie. We did the entire museum and we learned quite a bit. I was also really excited to see Lincoln's top hat and coat. I think we definitely chose the right museum to visit.

Lincoln Memorial, White House, etc.

Our next stop was the Reflecting Pool which we were sad to see was under reconstruction so there wasn't much to see there. Then we headed up to the Lincoln Memorial. There was a lot of stairs at the end of our long walk. My dad counted them, but I can't remember how many there were! It was really cool! I was so excited to see it. There was so many people in there we were lucky to get as close as we did.

Next we walked to the Vietnam Memorial. It is really humbling to see all those names up on that wall and the flowers that people leave behind. It really makes me appreciate what we have. Then it was onto the White House. We walked to the front side and decided I was good and didn't need to see the backside of it. I may have been a titch tired at this point. Then it was a long walk back to our hotel were we collapsed for an hour before heading out to a great dinner. I was more than happy to go back to our hotel room after dinner. I was tired, needed Tylenol and a good nights rest because we had to be up early the next morning so we could head to our real destination.... New York City!

Nap Time

Sometime Molly will actually sit down long enough to realize she is tired. Then we have a nap. Well this is what I found the other day. Lilly decided that she needed some shade to help her nap better. She carefully placed this umbrella over Molly and it didn't move until Molly woke up. Such a thoughtful sister.

Family Movie Night

We love to have movie night with the kids. We find it to be a really fun time to introduce classic Disney's like the Herbie movies and Pollyanna and such. Anyway, Lilly loves them. So we make a little popcorn and settle in. The girls have the best time staying up a little later and getting to eat Mom's fabulous popcorn!

Trampoline

This year we got a new trampoline. The girls were so excited. They could hardly wait for us to get it put up. They love to jump and it has certainly been a lot of fun. Finally I have something for them to do in the backyard. This is all a part of my master plan to get them outside more. Maybe I am just a little bit tired of the winter gloom and I am ready for a little time at the park!

Bikes!

We have been really working with Lilly on riding her bike. Well I am happy to say that she has it down. She loves to ride it and asks to all the time. Molly has also decided that she wants to ride. She can't exactly pedal so it is Flintstones powered. All in all I think that it will be a super fun summer!