"Not the monuments again"

A is always up for company but not so much up for the sight seeing that goes along with visitors. This title is a direct quote from him when he found out our friends from Houston were coming. He was a pretty good sport but opted to stay home with dad once he was back in town (BTW his trip was to Houston). We did let our friends do the White House tour and most of the monuments without us- wanted them to be able to experience the metro themselves.

The company was my BF from high school, her husband and their twin 10 year old daughters. We had a great time! We have gone to their house the past 3 years because for some reason our last location did not have much appeal to them. But to keep the record straight they did make it to CO and NM and now here so I guess we are even. A and the girls at the National Postal Museum. I never even knew such a place existed. They had cute postcards you could print out and mail but the only address I knew off the top of my head was Grandma's and our own (sorry, next time I'll be better prepared) so Grandma got one and we mailed ourselves one and one to the friends that were with us. We also walked around Union Station (right across the street from the museum) and had lunch a very crowded McD's.
Next we headed to Arlington Cemetery. Saw the main things then headed home. We did the Air and Space museum and National Archives. We again had lunch at McD's- can't get away from that place. Washington Monument behind the girls. Get tickets way in advance if you want to go up. The "free" tickets were sold out for over a week in advance (you can order in advance for a fee ).
Ameila Earhart's plane.
The last day we headed to Mt. Vernon to see where the Washington's lived. The girls with George, Martha, Nelly and Washy (the 2 grand kids they raised).

We also did some pool time and playing in the backyard. They were all excited to catch lighting bugs (my kids don't normally get to stay up late enough to see them and I don't think they live in Houston). I also did my first downtown driving here thanks to my (dried out and working) GPS and my BF's co-pilot skills. Houston crew, thanks for great company and fun days . They have also convinced my kids we need to go on a cruise. If we could only find one without saltwater.

More visitors are welcome as we are up the the challenge! Can't promise that you will see R but the kids and myself are very entertaining. However, you may have to do the monuments on your own.

BRI fact 1. Most of the egg rolls sold in the US are made in Houston.
2. There are 412 doors in the White House.