Update to end all updates Part 3: My family's visit

My parents and grandparents came to visit us last week!! We had such a good time. Some people (Grandma, Grandpa, Rayna) donated a little bit of their life span and a lot of their sanity to the cause, but at least we had fun, darn it!

Our first stop was Arlington Cemetary. We watched the changing of the guards which was very... systematic.

The Eternal Flame at the Kennedys' graves

We went on the elevator ride up to the top of the Washington Monument. Cool building and cool views.


About to get on the elevator

To the north: Ellipse park and the White House

To the west: WWII Memorial, reflection pool, Lincoln Memorial at the end, Potomac River in the background

To the east: National Mall with the Capitol at the end

Apparently no picture of the south. Nothing special there.

At the Lincoln Memorial. Hey kid, get out of the picture!

Mom, Rayna loved you! She asked for you the other day! Well, not with words, but I could tell she missed having you around :)

Library of Congress

The fountains outside the Library of Congress. I thought they were very Harry Potter-esque, but maybe that's because I just watched the 5th movie again.

Inside the Capitol Rotunda. We started things out right with the whole security issue, haha. But really, once we made it inside we had a great time. Flamboyant tour guide + interesting facts = a great tour.

My family has more pictures than I do. We had a blast doing a TON of other things: dinners, games, Mount Vernon, SEGWAY TOURS (if you ever have the chance to do this, DO IT! We found out there's no feeling quite like speeding along city streets on your segway at 12 miles an hour! We LOVED it!), National Archives, museums, etc.