National Arboretum

We visited the National Arboretum.   Our friends are both horticulturists so this was a must see for them.  While we normally would not put this on our list of must see, it was actually quite cool.  We are so glad we went.  

A large koi pond near the visitor's center which had HUGE fish. 

They had a large collection of cool bonsai trees. These are both over 100 years old.

Lincoln is just chillin' atop our friend.  What a life.

These pillars were in front of the capital when Lincoln was inaugurated, so naturally we had to get a picture of our Lincoln in front of them.

Last Visit to D.C.

For Spring Break we headed down to my parents house. We were so lucky to have our friends the Wrights come with us for a couple days. They hadn't been to D.C. in a long time and their kids had never been there. So, we went and saw as much as we could in the couple of days they were there. It was a lot of fun. We went to a couple of the Smithsonian's and to the National Gallery of Art on our first day. We of course ate at the Old Post Office Pavilion for lunch, which is basically a mall food court minus the mall. But they had something for everyone, I have good memories going here as a family growing up.  Here are a couple of pictures of our day.

I titled this post as our "last trip to D.C." because my parents have sold their home. They will be moving out in a month and a half. I get teary even writting this in my post but my parents have lived in this house since I was four. So, it really is home. I am excited for my parents because my Dad can retire which is wonderful! So, look out all you in Utah you might have one of the best couples move into your ward soon! (They are still house hunting) I love you Mom and Dad!

More pictures of Spring Break to come!!!

Day 4 of Our Trip

We started out our day with going to a parade near my parent's house and then headed over to Five Guys for lunch.  They have the best burgers!  One of our definite highlights!  Then we headed over to D.C. to see some of the outdoor monuments.    

Vietnam Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Reflecting Pool

Korean War Memorial

World War II Memorial

Thanksgiving Week

On Tuesday we headed down to D.C. to visit my parents for the Thanksgiving break.  The kids were great for the drive, Lincoln even took a three hour nap which I think is a first for him! :)  After the kiddos were put to bed Ryan and I dashed out to see Twilight.  It was SO fun to go on a date with the love of my life, just the two of us!  Ryan decided to read the book a couple of days before we went, which made it so much more fun to talk about the movie and what we liked and what we didn't.  Overall I must say I was disappointed with the movie.  Books are SO much better than the movies ever seem to be!