This trip was absolutely amazing. We stayed with Byron's cousin on his mom's side, Bob, and his wife Suzy. They were wonderful hosts, making us feel like we belonged there. Jack and Max became fast friends with Rachel and her Wii, and Lucy loved her girly toys. 
Their adorable two year old Daniel took to Sam and his blond hair and Sam loved the attention. It was so great to push ourselves seeing sites all day then return home to a great meal and a relaxing home where we all felt comfortable. What a vacation! None of it would have been the same without the Halls. We so admire these great people (and still can't belive they have a married daughter and two sons on missions! Suzy looks younger than me! How pathetic for me!)
So in a nutshell, we hit the museums: Aero and Space (camera was dead), Natural History, Library of Congress, the National Castle, the Holocost Museum and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
All of them were amazing in their own ways, we think the Library of Congress might have been the coolest, at least in Jack's eyes. The building is absolutely amazing. It was pretty impressive, though, seeing millions of dollors being printed right before our eyes. Wow. We saw a stack huge stack of money and decided it was around 32 million dollars (pennies from the stimulus package...)We hit the Monuments and Memorials:
We picked the warmest day of the week to hit the outdoor sites, and even were lucky enough to be able to meet up with our friends from Ann Arbor, the Elders. It was beautiful weather and great company for a perfect way to experience DC.
We saw it all.
The Washington Monument.
We went all the way up, which was fun to be able to see all of DC from a bird's eye view.
Max "holding" the monument. So clever...
The World War II Memorial
Lucy and her cute posing friend Ashlyn. The had a great time (respectfully) running around.
The memorial was very neat, but the fountains were dry and not running, as was the reflecting pool, which was a bummer.
We still imaged it all, including the blooming cherry trees. It was truly beautiful!!
The Arizona/Michigan rivalry in our house lives remains strong.
The Lincoln Memorial
Our favorite!
This is so, so, so impressive.
We went all the way up, which was fun to be able to see all of DC from a bird's eye view. 
Max "holding" the monument. So clever...The World War II Memorial
Lucy and her cute posing friend Ashlyn. The had a great time (respectfully) running around.The memorial was very neat, but the fountains were dry and not running, as was the reflecting pool, which was a bummer.
We still imaged it all, including the blooming cherry trees. It was truly beautiful!!
The Arizona/Michigan rivalry in our house lives remains strong.The Lincoln Memorial
Our favorite!
This is so, so, so impressive.
