Washington DC

Back in February, Edward had the opportunity to go to Washington DC for a few days to participate in some meetings.  It was a really cool opportunity, and I went along with him.  He was even excused from his ILE classes in Virginia to go, so I'm very, very grateful my parents could watch the kids so we could both go.

Day 1-All ready to go.  His uniform looks so great.

He spent one day here, adjacent to the White House (it's on the property, and it is very, very secure).

I had the days free, so I played tourist.  Edward was just to the left of the White House in the above building for his meetings.

Close up shot

They had a bad winter storm a couple days prior, and everything had snow piles/ice.

When we visited my brother this past summer, the scaffolding covered the whole building, so this is progress!

Iced over

The FDR Memorial is one of my favorites to see.  I have always liked all of his quotes, written throughout the memorial.

The MLK Memorial was a new one for me.

This is another of my favorites, the Korean War Memorial.

Still sightseeing alone  :)

No water in the National Mall

Madison LOVES studying Lincoln, so when we walked by this, down from our hotel, I knew she would want to see a picture. Someday, we'll take her inside on the tour.

Day 2-Edward had to wear a suit instead.  Here, he's sporting his brand new suit because when you are in the Army, do you really need a lot of suits when your Dress Blues work for most everything?  

Great trip to DC!  It was stressful with everything Edward was doing, but overall, it worked out really well.