Animals and Fun!!

We took a drive and visited the Washington D.C. Zoo this past Saturday. It is so nice living 1 hour and 20 minutes from D.C. There is always so much to do and it is always a wonderful way to spend a day with the family. Below are some of my favorite shots.

..and a GREAT time was had by all!!

The Smithsonians

I've briefly posted a few pictures of our trip to the Smithsonians in Washington D.C. We live so close to such a national treasure, sometimes you forget how lucky you are!

We had such a wonderful day and I wanted to share some more of our adventures with you!

Inside the Air and Space Museum


Climbing a tree on a rest break - we did LOTS of walking.


The National History Museum had a hands on table for kids to play and learn. In this picture they took the kids finger print and had them draw an ocean animal around the finger print. They turned out very cute!


Dinosaurs in the Natural History Museum. These were very exciting for the boys.

A tree made out of metal outside the National Art Museum.

The Reflection Pool ~ I love this shot!

Pointing out airplanes "flying" in the sky.

It was the last thing we saw and the definate highlight of the trip for Nick. We didn't even know it was there until we left, but Nick got to "meet" C3PO!!! Life was good :)

Michelle Obamas Inaugural Dress

Adam was convinced this was Buzz Lightyears rocket ship.

We had a super day. We go on this trip every year and I've been there 20+ times, but everytime I go I discover something new, different, and very exciting that I never saw before. It's an excellent day trip and I certainly recommend it if you are ever in the area.

Indiana Pa. Bound

Ray left early this morning to go to Indiana for his grandfathers funeral. His grandfather wasn't a real big part of his life and our kids never really knew him and since Nick is in school and I had to work, I am driving up with the boys myself tomorrow morning after breakfast. As long as I remember to pack 3 hours worth of movies for the ride up, we should be fine. I'm basically entertaining them during the formal service tomorrow so we can stretch the car ride out as long as needed. Late afternoon everyone will come back to my father-in-laws house for a get together picnic after the services, so I am planning to take them to IUP for a walk around tour to see where their parents met and went to college. Nick's well aware of what IUP is and he would enjoy seeing the campus. Adam will just like exploring new ground. If anyone from Indiana, or visiting for the weekend, wants to meet up -
give us a yell.