itinerary

We did it. We really did it. We took a much needed break and had two
wonderful weeks touring Washington D.C., Williamsburg, and New York City with the
kids and visiting east-coast family—Isaac's sisters, Evie and Laura
both live near D.C. with their families and his brother Ross lives near
N.Y.C. It was a trip like none other we've had to date. I came home
home this week refreshed and inspired.

In D.C. alone, we saw: The Natural History Museum, The Library of Congress (incredible!), The National Portrait Gallery (I'm finally ready to try my hand at portraiture), The Lincoln Memorial, several war memorials (speechless), The American History Museum, The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum (my baby's heaven), and a had a private tour of The U.S. Capitol Building (my office manager, Karen's son works for our AZ congressman). I posted highlights from the trip on Instagram as we went along. There is so much more that wasn't posted.

This collage shows some highlights from the DC portion of our trip. My iPhone
alone has 1000+ photos from the trip, so choosing was tough. Some of you have asked for our itinerary to help plan
future vacations to the area. I'll type that up and post it for you this week.

Can I just say that D.C. was so much more magnificent and visually
powerful than I expected. I was proud to see such beautiful architecture
and art on display. I was especially taken by The Library of Congress and The National Portrait Gallery. I wasn't so sure about the massiveness of some of the government institutions. That was shocking. But, all in all, wow.