Washington DC

Wade and I went to Washington DC about 6 weeks ago.  We decided to take a little trip before we have this second baby.  We called it a "babymoon".  I was into my second trimester and feeling pretty good but not too big that we couldn't walk everywhere.  I've always wanted to go to Washington DC and it just happens to be one of Wade's favorite places.  So one day he surprised me with flight tickets that he had booked.  We left Wells with family and had a great time seeing the sights.

The United States capitol 

The White House.  We took a White House tour the day before and it was pretty impressive with how detailed the rooms we toured were but also pretty unimpressive with how small everything was.  I just thought it would be so much more grand.

This was the one of the war memorials.  Each pillar represented a state.

Here is our states pillar

  Behind Wade are hundreds of stars.  Each star represents 10 soldiers that died in the war.  The price of freedom is so great.

Jefferson Monument

Martin Luther King Monument

Lincoln Monument

On the steps of the Lincoln monument

The subway.  I'm so glad Wade navigated us through it.  This farm girl would have been so so lost in this big ol city.

This is George Washington's house.  Way cool and very impressive.  I have so much respect for that man after touring his land and learning more about him. 

The view on the other side of Washington's house.

The kitchen

The tomb where George Washington and his wife were first buried.

They moved the Washington's several years ago to this bigger tomb.  Washington is on the right.  The box in the back is a door that holds about 20 of their closest family and friends bodies.