A trip to DC

My brother Chris came into town last weekend. He had Elijah with him, so he wanted to do something fun with him. We all decided to go down to DC for the day. I was very brave, and for the first time I took Nate and Graham and all of our stuff that we would need for the day out, all by myself on the Metro to meet them down in DC. We actually happened to be on the same train getting to DC, so that was convenient. Anyway, we made it down there, braving the wind and chilly temps. The first place that we went was to the newly reopened American History Museum. Since this was a trip about what a 7 year old boy would like, we skipped the first lady exhibit, and moved right on to the transportation exhibit. Although, he probably would have liked to have seen a sports exhibit, I don't think they had one. We spent a little more time in the hands on place, and then had an early lunch. After that we headed over to the Natural history museum and saw the mammals, dinosaurs, underwater and gems. After that we went over to the Air and Space Museum, which is always a hit, and at that point we were all beat. As it turns out we can't really take Nate anywhere anymore, because he will always throw a fit when we leave saying that he doesn't want to go home. I guess home is awful for him.

We made it back home without too much trouble. Graham was pretty tired, having less than an hour nap all day, so he cried pretty much the whole Metro ride home, and wanted to be able to run around the train. Surprisingly, he did not fall asleep on the way home, but Nate did once we got into the car. So it was a fun day for us. I guess we'll take Nate back one day.

In front of the big train.

They had these statues of people all over the place, and Nate was fascinated with them. He would walk up to them, and stand right next to them while looking at the car or whatever was there.

Riding on the fake Metro car in the Museum.