My in-laws, Ron and Kayleen, spent a month in DC at the AC church house. We were able to spend a week (including travel days) with them. It worked out that the girls had two school days left to finish out the year, so we turned our vacation into field trips. Brett and I, along with my brother-in-law Todd and his new bride Joan, took the girls around the National Mall on day 1. Here are some of our pictures along with the girls' "notes" they took. The note taking is something we started on a field trip last summer, and it really helps the girls remember what they saw.
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| Washington Monument |
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| Catie's interpretation |
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| Ethne's interpretation |
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| World War II Memorial |
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| As seen by Ethne |
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| As seen by Catie |
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| MLK Memorial |
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| Profile view a la Ethne |
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| Catie dutifully copied it |
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| The Lincoln Memorial |
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| Ethne liked the quote |
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| Catie made sure to add shoes |
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| Our "Tour Group" |
As we left the Lincoln Memorial, we saw Marine One (Presidential helicopter) fly overhead, make a left turn by the Washington Memorial, and head for a landing at the White House. I wasn't fast enough to get a picture, unfortunately, but it was exciting.
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| "He's actually in there, Mom!" |
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Catie drew this before seeing it, and was
excited to see there really were guards on the roof |
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| Ethne |
