Another part fun part of the trip was spending time with the family. Todd played battleship with Alfred as well as I played Monopoly with Alfred, Alaina, and Lafe. Madelyn liked playing with Sofia's toys and being around a baby.
One afternoon, we went to go see the memorials. We took the metro into town and started up at the Capitol building. Todd and Alfred went to go sit on the Capitol's steps.
Then we headed down the Mall to the Washington Monument.
After that, we took a detour to see the White House. It was wonderful to have Alfred there to take family pictures for us.
Then it was time for a diaper change walking towards the next monuments.
Todd said the World War II Memorial was his favorite.
He went to go walk around while I let Madelyn put her feet in and splash in the water.
I liked how large the memorial was and the detail put into each part. The memorial was so well done.
Finally, as the sun was setting, we headed to the Lincoln Memorial.
Madelyn's favorite part was the ducks swimming in the reflecting pool.
By this time after hours of walking, I was really tired and not ready to walk up all the stairs to go inside the Lincoln Memorial, so Todd and Alfred enjoyed seeing the statue and the famous speeches on the walls. Maddie Jane and I just sat down. Since it was getting dark, we crossed over the bridge and headed to the metro station by Arlington Cemetery to head home.
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