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This weekend my wife will be taking over the blog entry!! GRACIOUS!! YEAH!
How to sum up another God given Saturday in DC?
Fantastic Family, fascinating fun & fabulous fall flurries!
We started at the Air & Space Museum taking in the exhibits of the
Wright Brothers plane: http://wrightbrothers.info/
Spirit of St. Louis: http://www.charleslindbergh.
Hubble Telescope, and a replica of the first moon landing space shuttle. There were some fun hands on buttons and activities for little girl. She was able to pilot her first plane, experiment with gravity, investigate air pressure, analyze buoyancy, and research the items through a space station. You can see she is all smiles...we're thinking we have a future scientist on our hands! But let's not forget the incredibly entertaining escalators and alligators (elevators)-they are always a delight as well.
Our next stop was the very popular Natural History Museum. Lots of fun and life sized stuffed animals-(although we enjoyed seeing the real thing at the zoo-minus the dinosaurs and Woolly Mammoth). Now we need to watch Night at the Museum again! Next stop was a picnic lunch along the National Mall. Afterwards baby girl slept in her stroller.
While she napped we walked and stopped for photos at the backside of the Capitol building. The construction you see happening just beyond the grassy area is for the upcoming inauguration!
We continued walking and made a stop at the National Botanical Gardens. It was fabulous! We thought of our good friend Martina. (You would have LOVED it Martina!). While there we got our Hawaii fix with humid greenhouses and Hawaiian flowers and plants. Next, we walked around to the front of the Capitol building, took a few more pictures and then went to the Visitors Center for the start of our tour. Upon our arrival we learned they have strict rules about no food, water, or anything of the sort inside the building. We had with us snacks, bottled watered, etc. and in addition there were no tours going on of the Congress floor, so we left.
Our last stop for the day along the National Mall was a visit back to American History Museum to finish up unseen exhibits.
One exhibit we stumbled upon was a live presentation of an actress giving a portrayal of what the 1960's Lunch Counter Sit In at Woolworth's in North Carolina would have looked like and felt like. It was very moving and powerful. In addition the actress sang beautifully and had a strong gospel voice. Our daughter LOVED it, so of course we had to snap a few pictures with the actress. What's funny is that she waited patiently to have a turn for a picture and to sit in these special stools and then when it came time to snap the photos she got really shy...the photos say it all.
We then walked back to the car-made a quick Starbucks stop and drove to the MLK Monument, Tidal Basin & FDR Monument. This whole place was beautiful, full of fall colors, and is a generous tribute to these men. All in all it was a day full of laughing, running, tickling, and "gitch me daddio gitch me mommio"-little girl loves to be chased. We put about 6 miles on our feet for the day. It made the Dunkin' Donuts we had for breakfast worth it!:)
Today, Sunday, started with brilliant sunshine at about 50 degrees out...bbrrrr for those of us born and raised in California. We went to Alexandria Bible Church were the sermon was on one of my favorite Bible verses: Colossians 3:5-17. Afterwards we stayed for the potluck lunch and enjoyed meeting new people and talking with them about being born and raised in Virginia. Everyone has been so gracious and hospitable. In the late afternoon we drove to the Marine War Memorial (also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial.) It was an incredible monument and an inspiring recognition of the brave men and women who keep our country safe so we may enjoy the vast and varied freedoms we have today. It was sad reading all the wars and conflicts we've been a part of, but at the same time I was full of pride & gratitude for these people who make the United States of America amazing! Thanks for reading! Hoping you and yours are well!
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