D.C.

At the very beginning of May, we took a quick family vacation to Washington DC. My dad has been stationed up there for about a year, so we thought we would take the opportunity for a free place to stay and to go visit. We tried to see as much as we could see while we there. It was a Thursday through Monday trip.

On Thursday, we did some grocery shopping (if we have food and snacks, we can travel all day) and then did a tour of the pentagon with my Dad. I have been to the pentagon before, but now that I am older (Last time I was there I was probably 12) I enjoy it a lot more. We Pretended to be the President as well, it was fun.

Friday, we toured the Newseum. It was very interesting. It had tons of cool artifacts as well as a ton of history. Its the media side of history. They had pieces of the Berlin Wall, Items from September 11 ( I may have teared up at this portion with my mom), Sports history. We saw a very interesting film with some of the greatest moments in sports. Kris, my mom, and my dad could name a lot of them when we were looking at the pictures. That night we went to a Nationals Baseball game. Wesley thoroughly enjoyed it until he fell asleep.

On Friday, We also went to the Smithsonian of Natural History. Wesley really enjoyed this after sleeping through the newseum. 

Saturday, We toured some of the Embassy's around DC. They were having a special day in over 40 Embassy's from all over the world. We only were able to go to a few of them because they were pretty spread out. A lot of places had the opportunity to try food, learn dances from their cultures, or other things they do from their countries. It was interesting to see. After the Embassy's we went and looked at all the monuments. It was very enjoyable. That night, we went to King St. which is where my parents live. Its very historic, it has tons of cool shops, restaurants, and a wharf we were able to go sit down and feed fish.

Sunday, We decided to take a trip to the zoo. A lot of it was under construction which was a bummer, but Wesley really enjoyed seeing all the animals. That night we just relaxed mostly and walked down King Street. At the wharf, their was a man doing caricatures, and we had one done. I was so happy with how it turned out.

 

Monday, We packed everything up in the morning and then went to Arlington Cemetery and Iwo Jima Memorial. I love Arlington cemetery. It is so peaceful. What a beautiful place to Honor our Soldiers.

One of Wesley's favorite things on the trip too was riding the Choo Choo (or metro) everywhere or riding on the Bus on King Street. He thought they were so fun and always asked for more of each. Since we have been back he has been obsessed with trains and buses! He gets so excited when he sees or hears either.