~ready for rain~

Vacation (Part Next)

This picture was taken Wednedsday. We were buying t-shirts. My dad was really excited; he got one that says "You don't know me. . . Federal Witness Protection Program.'" He thought that was quite clever. I got one that says " I heart DC". How original. We also bought hoodies at a little stand like this (there's several of them. . .) Quite a nice vacation prezzie from Daddio.

This was Wednesday at the Spy Museum. Very interesting place--so much to read and absorb. I really liked it. It's maybe on my Top Five list.

Rochester, Caleb, Jacob, and Josh.

Family we stayed with. (Yes, they do have a mother and father.) This picture was taken Thursday morning as we were leaving.

Robert E. Lee Memorial

Taken Thursday morning at Gettysburg on our (indirect) trip home.

Also at Gettysburg. Not sure what it is. Presumably a memorial of some kind.

The view from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Andrew, David, and I

Love this picture!

Part of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. I love this picture so much because of the flower.

Vietnam Memorial

It was soooo sweet. A young boy had written a letter to his great-uncle (whom he had never met) and left it at the wall. And my mom and I both read it and started crying.

National Archives

Top Five List! Oh, interesting tidbit. We were there the same that day that Nicholas Cage and the cast of National Treasure II were there filming. We hope we're in the movie. =D

Korean War Memorial
Lincoln Memorial

Inside the Lincoln Memorial.

My family at the Lincoln Memorial

My family again. =)

Hope you all enjoyed the pictures almost as much as I enjoyed taking them. =) And when I move to Virginia so I can see the sights anytime (and because it's warm), you're all welcome to come visit me. Just not all at once.

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posted by Elizabeth @ 12:18 AM 3 comments

Vacation! (Part Two)

The Capitol.

Washington Monument.

Also taken on our lovely Tuesday walk down the Mall.

World War II Memorial.

This is also on my Top Five list. Absolutely amazing! I think it was the water in the memorial that made it so cool. This is just half of it. There are two sides--Atlantic and Pacific. And I believe this is the Atlantic side.

Me and Drewski at the World War II Memorial. Not sure where David was.

This is the WWII Memorial from the back of the Pacific side looking through it. Once again, I LOVED this memorial!

I am quite tired and must be up in the morning. So I will finish about this trip at a later time.

Goodnight!

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posted by Elizabeth @ 12:17 AM 0 comments

Vacation!

This is the new Marine museum and memoiral in Quantico, VA. New, as in November or something. The big glass part on top is visible from the highway (the one we took every day into D.C.) It is on my Top Five list, for sure.

This is the Jefferson Memorial. It was the first monument we saw. It was way windy up there inside with Jefferson. =)

The Tomb of the Unknowns.

We watched the changing of the guard. David thought that part was way cool.

Arlington National Cemetary.

I believe Drewski took this picture. I think it's really nice. I kept trying to take a picture that would somehow capture just how many graves there are. And although this doesn't obviously do that, I think it says quite a lot.

Iwo Jima Memorial.

Daddio was really excited about taking a picture next to it. lol

This is all the pictures I can have in this post. So this, too, shall be continued.

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posted by Elizabeth @ 12:01 AM 0 comments