Atypical DC Visit

Wheelchair racing.

Matt Holding the Washington Monument.

Good Boy! (FDR's dog Fala)

Standing in the poverty line.

Pushing FDR's wheelchair.

It's not like we defaced anything...just had a little fun. The FDR memorial was mostly empty that is why most of the pictures are from there.

Hehehe...

A Typical DC Visit

Matt in front of the Capitol Building

The next morning we ate breakfast there and met with some of our congressmen.

Matt and I in front of the White House. You cannot get close at all! And we saw lots of snipers on the roof. A nice Italian couple took this picture of us, but when I used his very expensive SLR camera, I think he was worried I'd drop it.

Matt in front of the National Archives. We did see both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Did you know that Gov. Morris who wrote the preamble to the Constitution, was missing a leg? He got run over by a carriage when he was caught cheating on his wife.


Me standing next to Lincoln..

Matt standing in front of Jefferson.

We had a nice time walking around the entire Mall on two seperate days.

Post Just For Terri

While in DC we came across the Hirshhorn Museum that housed art. The art inside was way too modern for my taste, but outside they had some spider sculptures. So Ter, here you go! My favorite part is the sign that says do not touch sculpture, yet Matt is clearly resting his arms on the one outside of the building.

Washington DC

Matt and I are visiting our Nation's capital this week. Matt is here for work, and I got to tag along and play tourist. So far I've done a LOT of walking. Our hotel is only about eight blocks from the National Mall, and I've spent most of my alone time there. Yesterday evening Matt and I went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and the Air and Space Museum. I had been to the Air & Space Mu. as a kid, but as an adult I appreciate it so much more. They had some actual Gemini and Apollo space crafts on display. it was amazing seeing how small the capsule was. And to look at the bottom heat shield, you appreciate what it must have been like for the first astronauts. WE also got to see The Wright's airplane...important but not as cool. This morning I accompanied Matt and the rest of the NM contingent to a breakfast at the Capitol building. We met Martin Heinirich and Ben Lujan. It's not as cool as you'd think meeting congressmen. Our senators were to busy to meet with use, but they sent some staffers too the breakfast too. Matt gets this afternoon off and I think we're planning on heading to the White House and the Lincoln, Jefferson, WWII, and Vietnam Memorials this afternoon. We have some neat pictures, but I forgot to bring the cable to download them...so just wait and see!

My goofy kid

Olivia is such a goof ball. Here are some of her antics of late. She makes this face which I can't seem to capture on film. It is a scowl of sorts; her bottom lip juts out and she furrows her brow and looks up at you in a state of disdain. She uses it when you tell her to stop doing something she doesn't want to stop. Or sometimes she uses it when she wants you to laugh. She is a ham! Also when napping she's started pulling her self up to the bookcases next to her crib. She grabs handfuls of books and then 'reads herself to sleep.' It is such a sight. She's also been really into shoes. Any pair we leave lying around promptly get put on her feet! She walks in them!!! And to top it all off, she's discovered the fine art of a tantrum. She throws herself on the floor and screams and cries when she doesn't get her way. We just walk away and she stops. Here are some funny picts from the last couple weeks:

No, she doesn't have one big foot, that's my shoe!
The sleeping with books idea...

This is what happens when we take her ponytail out at night. She knows she'll get a big laugh!

This kid eats more apples than anyone else I know.

Pictures of the new house

Upstairs: (master bathroom, master bedroom, the play room, Olivia's room with the Jacuzzi tub in it.)

First Floor: (Front door, with study to the right, stairs leading to the second floor, kitchen as seen from the living room, living room as seen from the kitchen, and kitchen to the back deck.)

Basement (looking up the basement stairs to the kitchen, and other basement views)