Washington DC

While in Washington DC we were able to see several of the Smithsonian Museums. The kids all found different things that they were interested in.
Boat with cannons needless to say Josh loved it. It was called the Pennsylvania from the Revolutionary War. It was very cool.

Waiting for the parade to start. So glad we had Victoria with us. Each adult had one child so no one would get lost with the millions of people there for the 4th of July.

Isabella trying on a hat like Abraham Lincoln. The museum had one of his actual hats. That was one of Matt's favorites.

The Wright brothers first plane that flew.

Washington Monument. We didn't make it to the Lincoln Monument it was to far for Josh. Maybe next time.

Bella's favorite. The ruby red shoes from The Wizard of Oz.

Josh and Zach with Dumbo reminding them of Disney World.

The Hope Diamond. There were some many people in line to see this from all four sides. It was crazy.

In the museum of Natural History the blue whale over head. Very cool.

The boys in front of a grizzly bear. We had such a wonderful time. It was the first time for us to ride the subway. It was so much easier than driving. We had and great time at the concert and enjoyed hearing: Jordan Sparks, Josh Grobin, Matthew Morrison, Steve Martin on Banjo,and Josh's favorite Little Richard. He was so cute when he started to dance. Alas my camera was out of memory so I wasn't able to capture it. After the fireworks and concert in was crazy how many people were packed into the metro. It was like a can of sardines. Crazy. Matt and I both drove which was a good thing because we would have had a hard time in the truck. I only missed one exit and ended up driving through Washington DC so we got to see everything again. I was so scared. I don't do well driving in big cities. I was so glad Victoria was there to offer moral support and help watch for cars so I would know when I could more over. After that Matt would always try to make sure I knew ahead of time what exit we were taking so I wouldn't mess up again. I am just glad we made it back safely and had a great time.

On Victoria's last day with us we went and looked at the Amish countryside. It was so neat. Bella wasn't to impressed. We also were able to visit to shops. Thanks for visiting Victoria.