Some Pictures from DC

We finally got internet service at our home here in Puebla. I know that everyone is anxious to hear about Mexico, but I wanted to share a few pictures from DC first. We had a great time while we were there, and feel lucky that Karl's orientation for this Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program was in such a fun place. We got to see three of Krista's sisters (and their families) while we were there!
We also visited a lot of places including the Museums of American History, Natural History, Native American History, both Air and Space Museums, the Postal Service Museum, Ford's Theater, the National Archives, and the Capital. As you can see from the picture to the right, Chiara was quite the trooper and simply took her naps in the stroller every day.










This picture is from a Children's Museum that we visited in Baltimore. Chiara Stephen is helping pull a bubble up around her.

In this picture Daniel works the controls in a simulation of one of the airplanes built by the Wright brothers.

You should be able to see the Washington Monument in the background of this picture, but it does not seem to be showing up very well. We did a lot of things in DC while Karl was in his orientation meetings. The kids enjoyed taking the metro, but they got a little tired of walking everywhere.

Krista's sister, Shireen, lives in Arlington, VA right outside DC. We stayed with her before Karl's orientation started, and she met us in DC several times. The kids really enjoyed spending time with their cousins. Here they are at the FDR memorial.

Laura, Krista's twin sister, drove up from Blacksburg, VA with her four kids to hang out with us for a couple days, too. We were too busy having fun - swimming at the pool and visiting the Post Office Museum - and we did not take many pictures together.

Here's the Dodini and Watts families in front of the Jefferson Memorial (minus the Dads, of course).

Joseph and Stephen pretend to hold up the Washington Monument.

Elena, Stephen, and Chiara at the Lincoln Memorial.

Krista's youngest sister, Emily, who recently moved to DC, also hung out with us while we were there. She visited most of these monuments with us, and took this picture of us at the WWII Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background.

Krista and Emily at the WWII Memorial.

We did get to visit the zoo for a short time on our last day in DC. The kids loved it. Washington, DC was such a fun start to our adventure.

The next post will be about Mexico. We're doing great down here.