Washington D.C.

The boys' first subway ride- at least that they can remember. It's hard to believe that I used to ride a subway every day. I don't miss it at all. It was a fun adventure for the kids.

View of the Capitol Building from the Mall. The sun was very bright that day. I love Jameson's pretend sunglasses.

Hattie with the National Monument in her hand.

They look like monkeys standing by a cage, but they are actually standing in front of the White House.

James and Liam loved "driving" the airplanes at the Sea, Air and Space Museum

We drove to Minnesota this Summer to see the Thatcher side of the family and then on our way home was spent a night in D.C. because Brad had a meeting there. I don't know that city very well, so we explored it together while he was in meetings. It's a great place. The kids loved the Sea, Air and Space Museum and seeing "Barrack Obama's house," as Liam loves to say. I just loved that everything was free! The subway was easy to get around on and was relatively clean (compared to what I am used to in NYC). Except for the heat and humidity (August is NOT the best time to see D.C.) we had a great day.