Dad and I were so fortunate to be able to go tour DC for Spring Break. We took a group of 17 middle school kids and three other adults with us. It was a fantastic trip with a lot of adventures and inspiring moments.
The trip started rough with our chartered bus not showing up to drive us to the airport, so we stayed up all night driving to the airport and then flying to DC. By the time we got to DC we were hammered and hadn't slept much in over 36 hours!! Being so excited helped us stay awake.
This is a sampling of the places we went. It would take too long to post every picture and talk about every place, so here are a few picts.
The first picture is us on the Potomac River.
Farther down is a picture of our tour guide Roy and his train whistle that he would blow whenever he wanted us to gather or follow him somewhere. He was such a great guide. He had so many stories to tell about everything.
I think he talked almost non-stop and everything was sooo interesting.
Below him is a picture of the 9-11 memorial near the Pentagon. Each person who died has one of these benches dedicated to their memory. We thought they resembled airplane wings.
While we were at the Arlington Cemetery we saw this black, horse drawn cart. It was pretty dramatic and special to have been there for that solemn occasion.
The silly picture of Richard in the National Gallery of Art you will only understand if you look carefully in the background for a statue doing the same thing (he, he.)
We were lucky to be able to spend an evening with Gary (Dad's brother) and his family. Our hotel was only 20 minutes from their home.
When we got home our kids welcomed us home with a big Welcome Home sign and we gave them some fun souvenirs and these shirts. They were very good for our babysitter and all survived the week without us.
6 comments:
So that's where you guys were! Had no idea the kids were here. I didn't see them in church Sunday so I figured you were all away! What a great vacation...I did that when I was in the 8th grade and I'm hoping Kobe can go next year! Your pictures were so fun to look at and the best was definetly R's impersonating the statue! :-D
I LOVE DC!!! That's where we got married! Love the pictures!
wowsers! what a neat trip!
I'm so glad you guys had a great trip (other than the missing charter bus!) Our nephew went on a school trip there a few years ago and loved it too- he came back with so many pictures! Its fun to see them all- you could make up a pretty great album of your entire trip I'm sure!
That's fantastic! No children, (except middle schoolers) and got to see Gary. Fun.
Julienne - I have no idea where I misplaced your email...but I got your comment and I think it would be great fun to see you and the fam while we are in Oregon! I don't know the Gunnell's exact plans yet (I know one day we were going to go to the coast and do a few other things) but I'll keep you posted as it gets closer and we can see what works out!
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