The kids' trip to DC! (March 8-13)

Before Grandpa and Darla got married, Grandpa had talked about taking Benjamin and Zoë up to Washington, DC, as he had done with Rachel and Miriam. Last year was the year he decided he was going to do it, but just before it was time to head out...Grandpa had a medical emergency. So the trip was postponed for six more months, but just before it was time to head out...the government shut down.

So the trip was postponed again until March of this year, a kind of final hurrah before Grandpa and Darla leave for their mission (which has been a whole nother circus of events requiring patience and adaptability because they were first assigned to Jordan and then to the UAE somewhere and now to...nowhere in particular...but definitely in Salt Lake for a while). Anyway, they did finally make it on their DC trip. 

Grandpa sent me this itinerary:

Sunday, March 8	9:00 a.m. church Depart for Brad and Nancy’s House
Monday, March 9	Court House at Appomattox Marine Corps National Museum
Tuesday, March 10	Air and Space Museum National Archives  Ford’s Theater, where Lincoln was shot Peterson house, where Lincoln died American History Museum Arlington National Cemetery
Wednesday, March 11	Walk the Mall to see the following monuments: Washington World War II Vietnam Lincoln Korean War Holocaust Museum Library of Congress tour Supreme Court  US Capitol
Thursday, March 12	Mount Vernon, Home of George Washington Arrive at Clark and Lynnea’s house
Friday, March 13	Depart Clark and Lynnea’s house Arrive back home

And Darla sent me pictures every day!

Benjamin and Zoë have both been working on writing about their adventures, but I will share some extra pictures here and caption them to the best of my abilities...

Zoë, Grandpa, and Benjamin in front of the Capitol Building: 

Benjamin and Zoë:

Probably at Quantico:

Grandpa, Benjamin and Zoë in front of the Washington Monument:

With Darla and the Capitol Building (?) in the back:

Mount Vernon (maybe):

The Lincoln Memorial:

The other side of the Lincoln Memorial:

Zoë...somewhere:

The crew:

Zoë at the Jefferson Memorial (maybe?):

A war memorial (I think the WWII memorial, where we lost Miriam in DC in 2012):

The Library of Congress:

They had a fabulous time with Grandpa and Darla and our house felt so quiet without them. We're glad they could go on this adventure!