DC day 4

We returned to our hotel at midnight!😱I didn't even get off the bus at our last stop at Washington Monument. Asleep by 12:30 and up at 5:30. Some may be able to go on 5 hours of sleep but I prefer 7 or 8. First we went to a cemetery.

Then we went to the Museum of Marine Corps.

Then we had lunch at the old country buffet. This was Henry's lunch. It included Chinese food Brockley chocolate chip pancakes cinnamon rolls and a slushy 

While we were eating the bus had to go get gas. Of course I didn't come after us for another hour

And now we are on the crazy train bus headed home. I cannot believe these children are asleep!

DC day 3

 We were in bed by midnight and back on the bus at 7:15

We started the day off and an overpriced souvenir shop. Henry and I  decided to go to Starbucks and use the restroom instead of shop.

Then we went to the Holocaust Museum. It was very moving

We didn't get to see all of the museum because it is so intense and cannot be done on a school trip. I hope that we can return one day as a family and visit the whole museum

Then we headed to the Smithsonian to enjoy as many museums as we could fit in! This is my precious girl.

We started at the air and space. Then we went to the natural history Museum.

Hope diamond we also watch an IMAX movie to rest our fate for a few minutes.

Then we went to the national archives we were not allowed to take pictures but we did see the original constitution Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. Then we went to the Museum of American history.

We went to meet the bus to go to dinner at 5:15. By 615 it had not showed we waited and waited only to find out that the bus was lost. We thought it was pretty funny that he couldn't pick us up in the exact place it dropped us off. We continue to wait and then we found out that a city bus hit one of our charter buses. We waited a little longer and one of our bus showed up we all loaded onto it sitting three Per seat and went to dinner. We are now all 100 on one bus headed to visit a few more monuments😳😩

Iwo Jima

White House

It's 10:30 on and this bus is actually headed to another monument now😂

DC day 2

 

We were on the bus at 7am, leaving only Jessie (stomach virus) and his grandpa behind. Despite rain and cold temps, we headed to Arlington Cemetary. Was 50° and pouring rain but that didn't stop us from having a great time

Stryder at the Dternal Flame

Great group of kids

Henry watching the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier

Soaked! 

Robert E Lees home 

Horse drawn caisson carrying an American flag draped casket

Silly lunch and then on to tour some monuments. We did have a few hours of frustration because our step on tour guide had some Miscommunication and we spent hours looking for her. 

Henry taking pictures of the Washington Monument

Jen and I at the Lincoln Memorial.

"Jenny!!"

The Vietnam wall was my favorite. We may have a homeless veteran. Of course Henry had to give him money

Korean War Memorial

Dinner and then illuminated tour of DC! 

WW2 memorial

Jefferson memorial

Roosevelt memorial was a series of water and stone monuments First term the ever flowing fountain

But my favorite was the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

So many beautiful quotes

It is 10:15 PM and we are just getting on the bus to go back to the hotel.