Washington DC Trip Day 8

Day 8 was our last full day in DC.
We started off packing up our room for our early flight the next day.
Then we were off to the Air and Space Museum Annex in Chantilly, VA.

We stopped for lunch at Chipotle

And somebody got some McD's too?

The viewing tower was really cool

So many planes!

Space Shuttle Discovery

Then we found a local spot for mass before heading over to visit my friend Karyn.
She and I were good friends in high school,
and now she lives in VA with her husband and three boys.
They served us a delicious dinner and the kids all had a blast playing at their new home!

This was a really special family vacation. We got to see friends and family, religious and national landmarks, participate in the pro-life march, and meet families from our homeschool program. And it sure felt like a major success to have made it through such a big trip with six kids! Thanks for following along!

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!