Washington DC

We are continuing our great American tour and arrived in Washington DC early this afternoon. We settled into our hotel and wasted no time hopping onto the metro for a romp on the National Mall. After eating pizza and hot dogs in the park, we spent several hours in the Natural History Museum. Highlights there (aside from the museum being free) were the dinosaurs, the Hope diamond and the exhibit on Mammals. We watched a short film about the evolution of mammals and the kids were unable to peel their eyes off the screen. We also visited the Lewis and Clark exhibit and Hayley was able to quickly identify 18th century style clothing that we had just seen in Williamsburg. Somehow, all this history is coming together!!
The kids and I popped out of the metro this afternoon and in front of us was the Washington Monument with the Lincoln Memorial just beyond, to the rear the Capitol building, and to the right was the White House. I felt like we hit the DC jack-pot! We are excited to get going tomorrow and see some more! I am amazed at the stamina our kids have! We hope you enjoy some of the pictures we took today. Check back soon for another day in DC!!