The Trip

Highlights:
* The condo in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia and King Street
* Dinner at Joe Thiesmans Restaurant
* Listening to dads comments at his first trip in a Whole Foods store (where is the "normal" food?)
* The entire Arlington National Cemetery
* The Holocaust Memorial Museum
* The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Money)
*Smithsonian:
* National Museum of Natural History
* National Air and Space
* National Museum of American History

*National Archives
* Soup and Sandwiches at PotBelly's
* The tour of the U.S. Capitol
* Mom creating then eating the most expensive salad at the Capitol cafeteria ( it's 65 cents an ounce, not an all you can eat buffet)
* Library of Congress
* The Supreme Court of the U.S.
* The Washington Monument
* The Lincoln Memorial
* World War II Memorial
* The Tidal Basin- cherry blossoms
* Vietnam Veterans Memorial
* Ford Theater
* The White House
* The Spy Museum (Gift Shop)
* Lunch at Cosi's
* The DC Temple and Visitor Center
* A temple session
* Lacey's mission: Spanish wards, friends, companions & converts
* Listening to Lacey, dad and Shanda speak Spanish
* Dinner at Cheeburger Cheeburger with Jovino
* Shopping in the city
* Baltimore- Inner Harbour, Charm City Cakes, Camden Park
* Metro Rides

The Family in front of the Washington DC Temple



Washington DC Visitor Center (where Lacey spent 40% of her mission)


The White House

Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin

Arlington National Cemetery

The tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington... AWESOME!

Lacey and Shanda at Air and Space Museum

Lacey and Sommer at Lincoln Memorial

We walked along the Reflecting Pool to the Lincoln Memorial

Dad waiting for us at the park on the side of the Reflecting Pool

Washington Monument ( after three attempts to get tickets for the Washington Monument we finally succeeded- they go fast!)

One of views from the top of the Washington Monument- cirlced up top, The DC Temple. Circled in the middle, the back of the White House.

Where President Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford Theater.

Waiting for the one act play, One Destiny to start at the Ford Theater

Lacey and Kirbie in front of Charm City Cakes, Baltimore (Ace of Cakes)

The Inner Harbor at Baltimore

Flying home in the "Friendly Sky", somewhere between Chicago and Salt Lake City.
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Thank you for the eight days/twenty-four hours of entertainment!