Washington, DC

Waiting for the train to go meet Daddy before heading to DC.

At the Smithsonian Castle

The Native American museum, where we had lunch on the day of the solstice

This was Will's third time in DC but the first time he'd ever been with Daddy. 

At the Hirshorn Museum

Swearing their oath after becoming Junior Rangers at Presidents' Park

I was trying to get Will in the photo on my back, but he wasn't cooperating. 

Instead, here's one of the two of us in 2013.

Sometimes with kids in the picture, you get what you get.

This was the plaque Avonlea Jane picked out to use for one of her National Mall Junior Ranger activities.

WWII Memorial

Drawing one of the soldiers on the Korean War Memorial

For the Junior Ranger book, the kids had to answer fill-in-the-blank questions about MLK quotes. Avonlea Jane got to impress Grandpa with the quote she has memorized. 

Hanging out with FDR

Someone's little legs had already walked for miles.

DC War Memorial

The National Mall

America crying on the shoulder of history as she writes the names of the Civil War fallen into her book