Washington, DC

In mid-May, we met up with six other traveling families to explore Washington, DC and delve a bit further into American History and all that our nation's capital has to offer.  We visited Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  We were fortunate enough to witness the "Changing of the Guard".  We visited the Holocaust Museum and learned more about that dark period of history.  Some of our other tours included the Jefferson Memorial, The Bureau of  Engraving and Printing, the Natural History Museum and the United States Botanic Garden.  We had private tours booked at the FBI Experience and also at The Capitol Building.  We also celebrated Aaron's birthday with friends back at the campground.  We learned so much during our time in Washington, DC and our time with friends was priceless!  Here are some of our highlights from the week (note: many places did not allow photographs to be taken during tours so the pictures are limited...but the memories are numerous :-)

Lewis is a history buff and was a wonderful tour guide throughout DC

Our kids

Roxanne was a meticulous planner

Our Itinerary

The Holocaust Museum

The only picture I was allowed to take at The Bureau of Engraving and Printing

We learned all about the paper money production

Lots of walking (and two Uber rides!)

We took up the whole block!

My co-pilot for the week

Going through security process at the FBI Building

The FBI Tour was awesome!

Look at all that ammo!

The kids learned about the many job opportunities in the FBI

Many learning activities throughout the tour

The boys learning a little about surveillance 

FBI Crime Units

The FBI Mission Statement

After the FBI Experience

Our DC campsite

Cake Time...again :-)

Me and my boys

On our way to our Capitol Tour

Homemade Pop-tarts!  A dinner downtown before we headed out of DC.