Washington DC Trip

Our friends in the ward invited us on a trip to Washington DC, NY and Boston. I can't say no to a trip, so off we went. My parents stayed at our house to watch the kids (THANK YOU!)
DC was great... driving around DC was not. This sign is saying the street is a one way street, but only during certain hours. I felt so bad for Danny as he drove around Dupont Circle trying to find our hotel with 3 passengers all telling him to go in different directions.

The subway was much easier, and didn't stink like NY (from a pregnant lady's nose)

Eat your hearts out everyone. We got to see the Declaration of Independence close up, under bullet proof glass, among lots of elementary tour bus kids, after waiting in line outside in the rain(we had umbrella's, the school kids didn't -suckers!) After the wait I was amazed at how no one would let me look at the document straight on, only sideways wedged... and it was very hard to read, very faded. I think the workers here are a little sick of the National Treasure questions.

The Washington Monument - They had to stop building it due to the Civil War and no money. They resumed 30 years later, but the stone in the same rock quarry looked different, so the coloring doesn't match the original structure. Who was listening to the tour guide thank you very much.

Vietnam Memorial - School kids had researched someone's life on the wall and written them a letter