D.C. Day 4

FBI building, Spy Museum (no pics there, obviously!), Museum of Natural History, and a taste of the Air and Space Museum quick before we all passed out and melted down. Had a wonderful meal in Columbia and then headed back to crash hard! Sadly, we're heading home tomorrow. A long day of trains, planes, and automobiles.

D.C. Day 3

Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay with Uncle Jim aboard the Newgale. Again simple incredible and wonderful. Followed by the wonderful generosity of the Lemanski family and their SUPER AWESOME pool! The kids were worn out completely, and Eli learned how to jump into the deep water without a flotation device!

D.C. Day 2

Memorials: Vietnam Veteran's, Lincoln, Vietnam Nurses, Korean. Driving tour of Washington D.C. (including Embassy row, the monuments, etc.) Also Union Depot, Library of Congress, Capitol building visitor's center.

Lily is becoming quite the photographer! The kids were once again really good, especially considering the deathmarch we did on the mall.

D.C. Day 1

A wonderful evening at the Baltimore Harbor area, had some great food and great connecting with Uncle Jim. The kids were happy to spare the live lobsters by not ordering them.

New York, Day 3

Before leaving New York we enjoyed a bit of the shore, then headed out on the Train to D.C. The kids were phenomonal travelers, and we had a lot of fun!

New York, Day 2

On the way into the city, the kids got to blow the horn on the train!

Eating the $50 lunch at the museum..

The kids with "Rexy"

Wall 'o life. My favorite, for some odd reason.

The kids, my pearls..

Ferris wheel INSIDE the Toys R Us!

Lobby of Thomson Reuters.

View of the "ball" over Times Square from Michael's work.

More views from TR.

Quote of the day by Lily as we crossed Times Square: "New York is crowded."

(Also nominated for "Understatement of the century")

New York, day 1

Random images... Eli's school art project "quick take a picture before we leave!", the girls in the airport, kids on the plane, Eli gets some NY hot dogs.. kinda, kids in the cab..

Quote of the day: (in a New York cab) "I like the smell in here. It's kinda stinky."