Every Picture Tells A Story

We got some funny and some special pictures, start with an ever watchful Harry on the train

and on the tour bus

Jack had a pensive moment while touring
and did not really want me documenting it

Harry was not in the mood to pose anymore while visiting mummies

Did Jack's efforts really pay off?

It looks like Jack may be getting to that age

I realized after looking back at these pix that I have the exact same shot of me with them when they were about a month old - each of us holding the other in a circle :wub:

Jack taking a picture of Harry taking a picture of us at Jefferson Mem

This one looks nice,

but ended up like this - so tired of posing (hugging)!

Jack trying to be as tall as Dean outside FDR

Love this photo at MLK

Harry had been copying all the mask expressions at NA Museum, the spear was a fluke

They tried to think of a way they could do something as big as The Wright Brothers

Harry decided to take on the train at American History

Rod Stewart

And we caught every sight

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!

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!

Leaving on a FAST TRAIN

Yikes, it's been so long, I don't know where to start....so I'm just jumping in with the morning's trip prep. It seems like we could have just bought a couple of new suitcases and skipped the train, hotel, and adventures in NYC....oh, wait all that excitement is to come! They have been having a blast practicing their suitcase steering skills, making their own lemonade stand and other imaginative whatnot out of the suitcases....

I have about a gazillion pix from the last month and hope to get through them before my aging brain forgets all the stories and adventures we've been having....thanx for visiting and being patient!

John Denver's Leaving On A Jet Plane

Hit the road, Jack

We took a road trip last week to see our good friends, and I introduced them to the delights of gas stations

They helped pump the gas
before entering the road-trip mecca

They spent quite a while deciding on just the right little gifts for Jake and Sarah

mulled over the perfect road treats

and settled in for the ride.

Who knows what happened to the camera when we got there, but we had a great time with good friends we hadn't seen in WAY too long - thank you for all the fun, JSD&E!

Next time, it's our turn :-)

Ray Charles

BOYs been out on the road too long

We're home after more than 24 hours on the road over the last 5 days. The boys were total troopers, meeting over 100 people, sleeping in several different places (not counting chair naps), waiting a LOT and making many costume changes. Jack decided he likes ties and he's 'taking a break from traveling for a while.'






We squeezed in a little bit of fun, and they handled this 'trip for Papa' amazingly well. They reminded us all that going to Heaven is a good thing, and we all got to learn some new things about Papa Bob....one of his neices put it best: "He was loud, and he was fun" Thanx to everyone who sent thoughts and prayers.


Bob Dylan's Gotta Travel On

Take a little trip

Safe travels and Happy Thanksgiving!

There was a lot of reading
A lot of happy (Harry loves to 'whee' whenever we go down a hill, ramp, etc. Gotta get that boy to a theme park!) ....

...followed by a lot of crashing

Jack's celebratory reaction to the NY state line

War's Low Rider