Today Katherine was feeling well enough to rejoin the party (more or less), and besides, we had tickets to the Washington Monument! No missing out on that allowed! We got a bit of a late start today but managed to get admitted to the Monument where for the first time, Rebecca set off concern on the part of some of the security. It seems at Christmas she was given a little credit card sized multi-tool with included knife, and stuck it into her wallet and forgot a...

Capitol Tour, National Portrait Museum Yesterday Rebecca and I were sick and unable to do anything so we took a day off and hit the National Portrait Gallery and Capitol today. Unfortunately neither of us were back to normal though so Rebecca and I barely made it through. We went through a portion of the Portrait Gallery where we actually got to see Dolores Huerta - a leader of the of the farmers workers. She created the Ag Workers Association and co-founded the...

~work in progress~ National Zoo, Ollie's Trolley, Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, Vietnam Women's Memorial, DC War Memorial, Korean War Veteran's Memorial The day started off with a trip, via Metro, to the National Zoo. While not necessarily as exciting of a zoo as San Diego's,

Jefferson Memorial Following Mt. Vernon we decided, as it was only late afternoon, that we would make a quick jaunt over to the Mall. We opted to start with the Jefferson Memorial as it was the furthest out of all! We parked across the tidal basin then walked over. We had a bit of a rest while there and then walked around to the Castle. As we watch "Bones" the girls (Emma most specifically) wanted to know if that was the Jeffersonian on the show!? After a perusa...

GAY MARRIAGE LEGALIZED BY SUPREME COURT We got to be in and witness some of the aftereffects of the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage. It was a monumental day and a day to be remembered! Equality abounds! - Carrie