Washington DC 2012




We are staying stateside this year and taking the kids to DC. We have rented a house in Alexandria Virginia and are excited to see the sights in the capitol. Hayden and Violet are both writing blogs for school about our trip.

White House and National Gallery of Art


Today, we had our tour of the White House.  Understandably, we had to go through some …

The National Archives and Zoo


This morning, we started very early (for us) and met our good friend Paul near the …

Great Falls Park, Virginia


Today, we drove for about a half an hour to Great Falls park and hiked along the Potomac …

Capitol, Library of Congress, and Lincoln Memorial


This morning, we had our tour of the Capitol.  This was our first guided tour, and …

Smithsonian Natural History Museum & American history Museum


More museums today...we started at the Natural History Museum.  This is just inside …

Mt. Vernon



Today, we visited Mt. Vernon  - the home of George Washington.  When we left our house …

National Air and Space Museum and National Portrait Museum



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