The District of Columbia

The very next morning we rode the Metro transit system from Alexandria, Virginia, where our hotel was, up to Union Station in DC. At Union Station we caught a Trolley and rode around the District of Columbia, getting off at stops we were interested in taking a closer look at.

Kenzi, Jax, Grandpa, Jacee,(If you look close you can see the tip tip of her head.) Luke, Karl, and Granny at Union Station waiting for the Trolley to take us touring!

First stop was the Capitol Building. It was very neat to see. We learned that when the house and the senate are in session there will be a flag flying over each wing of the Capitol Building. They weren't flying obviously because it is October.

Next stop was the Botanical Gardens. We all enjoyed this stop. I have to tell a side story before I go on with our trip. When Jax was little, very little (He started speaking sentences at 15 months of age.) he loved to smell things. His favorite things to smell were candles. But, he would smell anything flowers, weeds, perfumes, clothes, anything. He used to walk around saying "mell dis." "mell dis" "mell dis" to anyone all day long. It brought back memories, and I watched with joy as he walked around still smelling each flower but being more selective in his urging of others to now "smell these".

Our next stop was the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. This was a neat place but we didn't spend much time here. There was people everywhere and the kids were not very interested. Kenzi enjoyed this museum more than the others and she was very impressed with Ivan Ivanwhich. I'll let you do your own research on him or maybe you can ask Kenzi about him. I would be interested to see if she remembers who he is.

Yes even in DC, Jax can find the wildlife. If you want to call it that. We all got a great laugh watching him try to sneak up on the pigeons all over DC. It was even more funny to watch the people around us look at him! It was great! Memories, Memories, Memories. I will only feel bad that we didn't get the pictures of him being really sneaky! Oh my goodness, so cute! He almost caught one!