The boys wanted to take a trip to the nation's capitol to see all the things they have been learning about in school this year - they chose it over a party, so off we went during Spring Break (note to self: not the best time to visit because EVERYONE is visiting then)
We caught the bus a lot of times, and Harry perfected his chill
while Jack mastered strap hanging
Regardless, we made the best of it. Jack even survived a near miss with a reckless taxi driver which put us all into a more appreciative frame of mind.
They have done a unit on Native Americans, so we checked out the new museum
Harry still loves VW's, but none of us had ever seen one like this - it was completely covered in beads...pretty groovy
The displays we saw were a bit disappointing, but we checked out all the tribes they covered in class: Pueblo
Lakota
and Powhatan
Harry was on a mission to see all the fountains in town....think he found most of them!
Harry was determined to see the Bee display we'd seen with friends a few years ago.
We even got to visit with a favorite friend who had moved away - Mrs. Sharon used to be the postmistress in our little town, and now she's organizing things in DC. She's still spoiling them rotten!
Regardless, we made the best of it. Jack even survived a near miss with a reckless taxi driver which put us all into a more appreciative frame of mind.
They have done a unit on Native Americans, so we checked out the new museum
Harry still loves VW's, but none of us had ever seen one like this - it was completely covered in beads...pretty groovy
The displays we saw were a bit disappointing, but we checked out all the tribes they covered in class: Pueblo
Lakota
and Powhatan
Harry was on a mission to see all the fountains in town....think he found most of them!The Washington Monument was still closed for repairs after last year's earthquake, but it was still beautiful - hopefully they will get to go up in it next trip
Harry was determined to see the Bee display we'd seen with friends a few years ago.He thought their exit was cool, but even better once he took the picture and got all those cars in the shot ;-)
Our self-portrait in front of the fountains at the National Gallery of Art, where Dean and I posed in the last century
My three boys in front of Lincoln Memorial
Harry really liked this fountain at the FDR memorial
Jack insisted that "Washington DC is the BEST place in America!"
Well, we caught everything...except when Angry Birds intervened
One of the biggest hits was our hotel and the sweet lady who took care of our room - the boys wrote her notes every day.
The real thrill of the hotel, however, was the amazing koi pond and double waterfall
We even got to visit with a favorite friend who had moved away - Mrs. Sharon used to be the postmistress in our little town, and now she's organizing things in DC. She's still spoiling them rotten! Thanx to Dean for suffering the crowds and getting us to all the places they wanted to see!
Bob Seger's Sightseeing
Just noticed this is my 1000th post!
We also did a few science experiments with magnets. My brother Harry was my assistant! Bubbles discovered that a magnet can stick to his fin pin that Devyn gave him when she was Star Student.
Bubbles figured out that magnets can attract through skin and bone and muscle!
We went to a party and picked up my Dad from the airport, then I slept with Bubbles on Friday night. 
Bubbles stole one of my favorite rock star hats on Saturday morning.
Playing a computer game with Bubbles and Harry on Saturday morning, I finally got my Mohawk hat back from Bubbles! 
I took care of Bubbles after the Halloween party he went to because he was tired, and so was I!
After I lost a tooth with Bubbles.
Bubbles got into the washing machine before we could put the dirty clothes in on Sunday morning.
....and ended like this, one proud boy! 
Practicing his presentation - showing the bass eating a smaller sunfish 1/2 its length
He brought all his favorites together with his path to the fishing dock
Posing some more
The long walk to the bus stop
Jack doing his happy dance 
Posing by the mailbox
Jack playing camera-shy as they wait for the bus
And they're off! 
Harry's happy face, sitting behind his friend Tyler 
