Washington DC Trip Day 7

This day was the big National March for Life!

We started the day off by going to the Trump Hotel Clock Tower. It used to be part of the old post office and is now a museum. It's a long way up, but what a great view of the city!

Then we hit the Museum of American History. We could have spent a lot more time in this museum, but didn't want to miss the meet up place for our group for the March.

Nursing by the Batman car

Replica of Julia Child's Kitchen

Now that's a dining room table!

First Ladies' China and Inaugural Gowns

The March!

The president speaking from the White House

Katie had a great attitude most of the time.

Look at that hair static!

Peter struggled in the crowds. He's a bit claustrophobic.

Ellie to the rescue.

My good friend and mentor Lillian

And the perfect dinner after a long day...

Texas BBQ!

Washington DC Trip Day 6

The morning of Day 6 was quiet for the little ones and me. We stayed at the hotel while Steven took the older boys back to Arlington National Cemetery, and the big girls went with some friends to the new Museum of the Bible.

the city taken from the cemetery

the one pic the girls got at the bible museum...

That afternoon we'd scheduled a special tour with Steven's cousin to see the Capitol, where he works for the Department of Energy. This is where they meet (kids are sitting on the Republican side), and Mary Clare got to run an errand with Pat, meeting Bernie Sanders along the way!

We rode the little underground train through the tunnels to get to the Capitol building

Neat window to look up and see the dome!

The architecture was beautiful, almost like a church!

Yet another pic of Blair nursing!

It was kind of a "stealth" tour because we didn't really have the right passes, but it was neat to hear about it all from someone who truly loves what he does working for the government, and loves sharing about it!

A bit of a press frenzy walking past us here

Then he took us to dinner at the National Republican Club.

We were quite out of place and underdressed, but it was a great dinner and special memory!

My jeans and duck boots while baby removes his shoes and the boys run around the halls. 

Time to leave!

But what a treat it was!

Some more sights as we head back to the car 

The Capitol

Supreme Court

And another night back at the hotel playing with new friends!

Washington DC Trip Day 5

We woke up to SNOW on Day 5!

It was also the day to check out of our rental house and move on to the hotel where we'd be staying for the remainder of the trip. So I took some pics of the different rooms to remember it.

We checked into the hotel, and then we were off to Arlington National Cemetery with Steven's Aunt Winkie. We missed some turns, but had some beautiful scenery!

Standing by Uncle John's grave with Aunt Winkie

Then we went over to watch the Changing of the Guard.

The little museum room 

Steven took some of the big kids to the Lincoln Memorial while I stayed in the car with the babies. Then the big girls came out to the car while he and Steven Joseph braved the frigid temps to see all the war memorials.

Peter hanging out in the hotel lobby.

Our homeschool group (Mother of Divine Grace) took up most of the downstairs area with kids playing and parents visiting. Families from all over the world enroll with this program, so it was fun to meet a variety of families who are all a part of this big community.

The boys especially had fun playing games with the other MODG kids