A little snippet of our recent trip. Hope you enjoy.

1. Jones Family Experience Washington, DC Spring 2010

2. Smithsonians Sunday and Monday. We walked in to the Museum of Natural History and Nate breathed an awed, “I’ve been dreaming of this since I was 5.” That, alone, made it worth the visit.

3. American History MuseumWe’ve waited so long to get here. Of course, then we had to wait forever to get through security…

4. Mr. LincolnInaugural Address and Life Mask

5. Nate and Mr. Lincoln’s HatThe Star Spangled Banner Exhibit The first thing we saw. It’s amazing the feeling you get when you see Old Glory for the first time. Even the kids mentioned it.

6. President…Katie?‘The Thinking President’

7. Katie’s looking pissy… time for lunch Does it not seem to you as though he’s saying, “What the hell?”

8. Museum of Natural History Nate the Mastodon Whisperer We had a WHALE of a good time.

9. The Hope Diamond

10. At the Hirshon Art Gallery Nate pays homage to the square.

11. National Air and Space Museum We didn’t get many pictures here. We did see the Journey to the Stars iMAX. And spent plenty of time, and money, in the very large museum store.

12. White House and National Archives Tuesday. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to bring the camera. :0( Katie and I went back later and got some shots. It’s nighttime, so they aren’t the best.

13. The White House at Night

14. Capitol Building and Museum of Art Wednesday. Unfortunately, the camera died after the Capitol Tour. However, Patrick and I brought home a LOT of prints when we went last time. So, you can come over and walk through our house – almost as good as pictures, right?

15. The Capitol Building Is that (->) not a perfect shot of Freedom?

16. Plenty of waiting-in-line time to take outside shots

17. Shots of the Supreme Court Building across the street On the steps of Justice

18. E Pluribus Unum Out of Many, One

19. Inside the Rotunda The Apotheosis of Washington He has ascended to Heaven and is watching the growth of his country – surrounded by angels Below the dome, is the Frieze of American History

20. Lady Liberty and bills Just like the Schoolhouse Rock song, We’re bills, stuck on Capitol Hill…

21. Arlington Cemetery and the National Zoo Thursday. After walking forEVER to get from the Metro station to the zoo, and since we really only wanted to see the Pandas (and all we saw was a slice of panda butt), we didn’t take photos at the zoo.

22. The Beautiful Cherry Blossoms

23. Cherry Blossom Retrospective

24. The Eternal Flame

25. Arlington House and Memorial

26. Tomb of the UnknownsChanging of the Guard

27. Philadelphia – Independence Hall, Philosopher’s Society, Liberty Bell, Ben Franklin’s Grave Friday. We left the camera in the car and I was too ornery to let Patrick go back and get it. So, you’ll have to just imagine. We also went to the ‘birthplace of the Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich’ in South Philly. Trying to decide between Geno’s and Pat’s, we went to Geno’s because Pat’s serves Pepsi products (and you know how my Pat feels about Pepsi). However, they only take cash. So we went to the ATM next to Pat’s and then got our sandwiches there. Meh. It was okay, but not worth a special trip.

28. Baltimore Saturday. It was a beautiful day. A really nice way to end a fabulous trip.

29. Ft McHenry

30. More Fort McHenry

31. Firing the CannonMy boys were so PSYCHED

32. Historic Ships at Baltimore Harbor Take THAT Chesapeake: (I fire my cannon on you!) Driving the USS Constellation

34. Could this be a sign of Ute fans in Baltimore?

35. The End