The Vonns in Maryland

Mom and the boys stopped by last week to visit Maryland for a few days. And we certainly had fun! After a day of resting up, we made our way to Washington D.C. to see some of the sites. We saw several of the museum buildings all right - as we drove around and around and around the National Mall looking for a parking space. Finally, we managed to find a two hour parking spot. From there we visited a few of the places I had been to before: The four story fountain and the National Space and Air Museum. Of course, the first picture mom takes is of the fascinating plant life.

Inside the National Space and Air museum, we visited the Treasures of American History and Orville and Wilbur Wright exhibits.

There were also lots of really cool rockets and planes and space stuff hanging up everywhere. By this point, we had to go home because our two hours were up. However, we returned the next day to continue our adventures.

After less time driving around, we found an outdoor parking lot where we could park longer. So, from there we walked to the White House. If you look closely on the White House to the left, there are two guards spying on us to make sure that we don't try anything.

We also visited the White House Visitor Center and the Museum of Natural History. Hyrum and Mom splintered off the group to admire dinosaurs so there were a lot of pictures of Hyrum and dinosaurs. We got back together in the gems section. Meghan enjoyed the touch and total immersion experiences in the rocks and minerals section. We finished out the museum by having the boys spin a giant globe labeled as "Do Not Touch."

So, Washington D.C. was fun, but very tiring. It was more relaxing to play at home with the boys. Kyle was excited to get a chance to play against the boys, but if you look carefully you can see him cheating in one of these pictures.

Meghan enjoyed visiting with her Uncles. They were lots of fun for her to play with and she is excited for the chance she'll get to play when they come visit again!