Washington DC - Part 4 (wordless)

Washington DC - Part 3

Our next stop was a Memorial that we did not really know that we would come across, the FDR Memorial. This Memorial was full of fountains! If we had stayed at this monument too long I would have had to take a nap! The fountains were so soothing.

FDR was known for his fireside chats and there was a statue that embodied this.All of the statues that we came across were just so life like, they could just up and walk away from where they were.

We were almost to our last monument! The Jefferson Memorial. I did not get any really good shots of this monument. But this is the one that I liked the most, I took it from the side of the Tidal pool just out side of the FDR Memorial. When we arrived at this monument it was the middle of the afternoon and it was also full of people. We were in DC at the peak of Cherry Blossoms, so it was just beautiful, I don't blame anyone for wanting to be there at this time of year.

This was one trip that I would love to do again with just a little more time, and maybe with the kids. The next post will be wordless....my favorite pics....FLOWERS!

Washington DC - Part 2

You always see the picture of the Washington Monument reflecting in the Pool that lies between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument....here is mine! I also got a picture of the reflection of the Lincoln Memorial in pool too!

I thought this was pretty cool too. It was take off to the side but still neat. We walked up to the monument and the stairs are all marble, and some were even loose! It is amazing to think that I was walking up the steps to a place where the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.had once spoken, along with the many people that were there to listen to him. I wish that we had not missed the re-enactment of his speech.

Inside the monument is the ever famous statue of the President and on the walls are portions of his speeches. Here is Tate with the President. By the time that we had made it to this stop on our walk it was very busy and difficult to find a good spot to take a picture, every one was trying to do the same thing!

From here we began to walk towards the tidal basin. But before we got there we came across the Korean War monument. The walls on this monument are engraved with pictures that are difficult to see unless you are at the right angle.



Also at this monument are statues of Soldiers that are walking through the field. They are very realistic and you think that they may just walk out of their positions.

Wow, there is so much I want to share that this is going to make it into a 4 part blog!

Washington DC - Part 1

I just realized after looking at my posts that I didn't write about Washington DC!! I can't believe it!

Easter Sunday Tate and I spent the day in Washington DC seeing the sights. Since it was the Holiday we were not able to get into some of the places that Tate wanted to see. And of course we were not really sure what all we would find.

We started our morning with a ride on the Metro Rail. That was fun. We have ridden on the South Shore from South Bend to Chicago a few times- they do not compare....the rail is much smoother!

We were in DC at a great time as all the trees were blooming, not just the Cherry Trees.

Our first stop was the Capital Building. There is a beautiful fountain out front, and the building itself it huge! All along the way there were beautiful flowers every where! They do a beautiful job landscaping the grounds around the Capital!

From the Capital Building we made our way to the Washington Monument. The Mall is long! I am not sure how long it is but man! There is a carousel in on the way. I wish that I had taken a ride on it. Maybe next time!

We did stop in the Smithsonian Visitor's Center, but did not go through any of the museum, again another trip will have to be made.






After a while we did make it down the mall to the Washington Monument. We wanted to go up into it but we could not find the ticket stand. The monument it amazing, they all are. I think what amazed me most was that the pictures that I have seen just do not do justice to what we were seeing.




I thought that we should be closer to the White House than we were! From the Washington Monument we did make our way to the White House. They were preparing for the Easter Egg Roll the following day. One day I do hope that we will get to tour the White House, my Dad has been there and met then President George W. Bush.

From the White House we made our way to the  WWII Memorial. I found this a solemn place, or at least that is what I felt it to be. The fountains here made it a tranquil place. This monument lays between the Washington Memorial and the Lincoln Monument. I will let the pictures talk for me on this one!

There are 50 pillars around this fountain, one for each state and they have a wreath hanging on both sides.

I am going to continue this tour of Washington DC in another post with more pictures!

Happy Birthday Rebekah Noele!

My little girl Rebekah Noele just celebrated her 8th Birthday on May 8th. She will only ever turn 8 on the 8th once! So to celebrate we had our friends and family over to celebrate with a cook out and cake. We were going to have a fire and smores too, but it was just too windy! This year we let her invite some friends from school, it was nice that she could have some friends over to celebrate.

Since I have been staying home I have been making the birthday cakes for our celebrations. Rebekah wanted a Princess themed cake. So, I decided that it would be cool to have a cake that kind or looked like a wedding style cake. It turned out pretty good! We used a tiara for the topper.

Rebekah, I love you and I hope that you enjoyed your day! Happy 8th Birthday!