Washington DC--Thanksgiving 2013

 Our first stop was Chapel Hill, NC to visit the Hills.   We went to dinner and then Jackson & Sydney stayed the night with them.  We went to church the next morning and Carlie and Chris made us some amazing Belgium Waffles before we took off on the road again.
  



SUBWAY TIME
 Seeing the mall for the first time was fun.  It was cold, but we were prepared! What we weren't prepared for was Sydney's refusal to walk.  She had a memorable melt down on the mall!

 The American History Museum--McKell's favorite display.
 
National Gallery of art was one of Paige's favorite things.



 Memorials--Lincoln, Korean War, WWII, Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Vietnam





Memorials are for times of reflection. . .Sometimes we forget!





The Last Day we went to Ford's Theater.  Probably our favorite site!

 



 

  
Washington DC Temple Visitors Center.  Met up with a missionary that knew Deno and Melissa's family!

FELT LIKE HEAVEN TO ME

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  1. SusanDecember 20, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    So fun! Brought back great memories of our time in D.C. in August. The weather was a wee bit warmer then! Glad you got to go.

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