July 1 and 2 in Washington DC

We have spent the last 2 days walking all over Washington D.C. The weather has been nice. Thank goodness it is not as hot as home. We got here on Tuesday around 4, and I headed straight to the laundry. It is just not good to go more than a week without doing laundry. I spent a couple of hours doing that while Coley entertaind (tried to keep from killing) the kids. This RV park is really nice. It is close to DC, yet you don't feel like you are in an urban area. We have about a 5 minute ride to the metro, and about 30 minutes on the metro lands us downtown.
Wednesday - On Wednesday, we ventured off early to get the lay of the land. We found the metro lot, and of course, we had to park way out! Serena likes riding the "train" and thinks we should take one wherever we go. We managed to find our way to Union Station, and we rode the DC Ducks. The tour was not bad. It was an hour and a half, and I saw streets and buildings I had never seen in DC. You also get to go out in the Potomac, and that was neat. We went right by the Pentagon, and we were right in the approach path for Reagan International. The planes went right over us when they were coming in for a landing. That was wild. The kids enjoyed it, and their quackers have already been hidden. We did lunch at Union Station, then decided to check out Ford's Theater. There was a long line, so we headed to the Museum of American History. Thank goodness they are all on summer hours and don't close until 7 because we were in there until 6:45, but we saw everything. Serena slept on me through part of it. Keegan loved it. It is really nice since they redid it. They have the original Star Spangled Banner displayed in it's own special display now, and it is really touching. We were beat by the time we got back to the trailer, and Riz was very miffed that we had been gone all day. Jeff, Becky and Kendall came out to visit, and we had a good time. 4 adults, 3 kids, and one confused Chiweenie barely fit in the 5th wheel!
Thursday- Today we had timed tickets for the Washington Monument. Ihad forgotten to turn the alarm on when I set it last night, so we all slept late and woke up refreshed. The monument was neat. We had never been up in it before. The views were fabulous. Then we walked up the mall making our way to the capitol for our tour there. They have a folk festival set up on the mall for the weekend, and they are getting everything set up around the capitol itself for the 4th. I am not sure if we are going to venture in or not on that day. A new visitor's center has been open at the capitol, and it is very nice. The tour was way quick and the guide was condescending, but the building itself is as impressive as ever. When we were hear 10 years ago, we walked wherever we wanted and never had to stand in a line. Times have changed.
We decided we would try to "pop" into the Archives to see the documents, and of course there was a line. It moved fast, so we were able to check that all out before heading back around 6:30. We actually had dinner, and the kids watched a movie. Coley carried his GPS with him today, and we walked 5 miles. No wonder they were tired! Tomorrow we are going back in to DC and taking the kids to the Natural History Museum. Jeff, Becky and Kendall are going to join us. I hope they are up for a day of touring Dobbs style. Time for bed....it is finally catching up to me!


I can't get pictures to upload tonight....sorry. I will have to try again tomorrow!