While the family was here we went down to Washington DC to see the sights. It isn't very often that they get to be on this side of the country you know! Also, April was learning about American history this year in school so this was a great way to reinforce that by seeing the monuments, etc.
It took about 6 hours of driving
Dad did the driving:
Katrien took a couple of naps... whew!
Kiera basically took a HUGE nap and slept almost the whole way (bigger WHEW)!
April was in charge of entertaining Katrien!
The trip there was pretty long, but we only had to stop once, which was an accomplishment. Oh, I think Kenny took a nap almost the whole way there too! :) Didn't get a picture of that though.
Johnny Rockets was our dinner of choice that night! Yum!
April was impressed with the straw dispensers! :)
The next day was a jam-packed day of sightseeing and walking! I was grateful to be "eco-friendly" and walk, as well as use public transportation.
I love this pic because Katrien wanted to hold Uncle Kenny's hand as we went along!
Lincoln Memorial:
This was on of the few monuments we got to see inside of.
Washington Memorial:
Korean War Memorial:
(one of my favorites because of the way they captured the sacrifice so many men gave)
The police officer let the girls pet the horse while we all took a break from walking.
Grandpa took a turn pushing Katrien.
The World War II Memorial
Cammie (a family friend we got to meet up with) holding Katrien
Katrien and April are looking over the edge.
April ran through the sprinklers to try to cool off.
Strike a pose
In this picture, if you look closely, is a nun pushing a stroller... kind of an oxymoron, if you will...haha!
Uncle Kenny did a great job pushing Katrien around so she would stay asleep.
Hard Rock Cafe was our lunch stop.
We are sitting in front of a stained glass window of Elvis on his throne of Rock and Roll!
And we will end this very long blog with a cute picture of Kiera smiling!
It was such a great trip and we loved being able to do it with family!!!
And now take a look at her latest drum solo!!
We did a few fireworks brought in from over the border
The trip there was pretty long, but we only had to stop once, which was an accomplishment. Oh, I think Kenny took a nap almost the whole way there too! :) Didn't get a picture of that though.
The next day was a jam-packed day of sightseeing and walking! I was grateful to be "eco-friendly" and walk, as well as use public transportation.
This was on of the few monuments we got to see inside of.
Korean War Memorial:
The World War II Memorial
Cammie (a family friend we got to meet up with) holding Katrien
Katrien and April are looking over the edge.
April ran through the sprinklers to try to cool off.
In this picture, if you look closely, is a nun pushing a stroller... kind of an oxymoron, if you will...haha!
Katrien and April are blowing bubbles on the front porch.
Just looking cute!
They are so cute and had such fun with each other all week long! Thanks April!
The girls got to draw with chalk while we were waiting:
This was our waitress who announced to the restaurant that is was Sharon's b-day.
The guys had to make up for lost time and pick on each other.
