First Venture out to Washington DC

Our first weekend in MD/DC area we decided to head into the city for a quick touristy visit.  We drove to the Metra train station and took the train in, where we arrived right in the MALL area.  It was pretty amazing being able to emerge from the train station, looking to the left being able to see the Capital and to the right, seeing the Washington Monument! 

Here are a couple of pics of Ed and the kids on the Metra....you can tell the kids were thrilled! Ha!

Amazing sight to see....

We took a stroll through the Smithsonian National Museum of History and I have a feeling we will be going back very soon, as well as visiting the other Smithsonian Museums in DC.  The museum was a great experience and Nico had a great time seeing the dinosaurs and animals. 

 

I also had to take advantage of the beautiful Cherry Blossoms being in bloom!  I was not able to get pictures this year of the kids with the Texas Bluebonnets, which is a tradition for just about all true Texans.  So this year I thought I would start with capturing my beautiful babies with these gorgeous trees DC is famous for during this time of year.

 

 

The city of Washington DC is so exciting with so much history to see and take in.  It is such a privilege for us to be able to  live here and get to share these experiences with our children.  This family will be seen frequently in DC over the next few years!