Our first day in DC

Was crazy!!!!!! First of all, we left early Friday morning. We were actually in the car pulling out of the driveway at 7 am. With our 3 kids, we thought that was pretty good. We were looking for a 10-11 hour drive. Well, we got stuck in traffic outside of Charlotte and Richmond. And, if you know DC, it was a parking lot by the time we got there. So the trip actually took us 13 hours. At 6 pm we were 50 miles outside of DC. After 8 pm, we arrive at Steven's sister's, just north of DC. It was ridiculous!

Then, yesterday, we took everyone to see the White House. Zach thought it was cool. Especially the SS men standing on the top. We also went to see the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the WWII memorial and we stopped by the Jefferson. We spent some time in the White House Visitor Center as well. It was HOT! We were walking around DC in 95 degree weather with more humidity than there is in GA, if you can believe that. Everyone was miserable. Then, we went from there to the Nationals game. That was cool. We parked at the old RFK stadium and rode a double decker bus to Nationals Park. The kids loved riding on the top. It was open. The game was fun. The Nationals lost and we had to suffer through a major rain delay. The only place I could go to keep Elijah dry was the bathroom! It was really pouring! But we stayed and watched more of the game. We left at the 9th inning. (Yes, we left early!) It was 11 pm and the Nationals were down 9-1. The kids were exhausted and so were we and we knew it would take some time to get back to the car and then back to Janna's. We rode on top of the bus back and hit some wet tree limbs. Elijah didn't like it, but everyone else thought it was cool. So we got to bed after midnight. The good news is, I got to sleep in until 10 am! Unheard of!

Today we plan on going to the Air and Space Museum. Something calmer than yesterday and indoors. The kids are excited about seeing the USS Enterprise (Star Trek). And tomorrow we are going to see the Orioles in Baltimore. 2 games, 2 stadiums in 3 days! A baseball fan's dream!
Sorry there are no pictures right now. I didn't bring the right cords to hook up the camera. I'll post some later.