Washington DC trip cont...

Kids on the metro!  We were on our way to the National Air and Space Museum and unfortunately  part of the metro was under construction.  We had to get off and ride the bus for the majority of the time.  It made the day a little uncomfortable and long.

Here we are on the Washington Mall.

The Washington DC temple is stunning!

While exploring the temple grounds, Jayce was continually reminded by his Dad to stay 

close... Despite all the warnings, Jayce and Avery ran up ahead and around the corner. 

Aaron was the first to round the corner, and as he did, he jumped way back! Then Brian 

came up quickly from behind to see what had caused Aaron to flinch, and there it was -

the kids were both on their hands and knees staring right into the eyes of a thick, 3-foot 

jet-black snake. It got scared away quickly, thank goodness! 

 Jayce showing us how long the snake was...

 and how thick it was.

What a memorable temple visit!

On our way to see the White House, we got word that the President's helicopter was on it's 

way (approaching behind Brian and Jayce).  I think the two dad's were the most excited - 

but it quickly rubbed off on the rest of us!

It flew right over us...

Can you see the snipers on the roof?

Our final stop of the day was the Lincoln Memorial.

On the last day of our visit, we all went swimming!

Some of the most enjoyable moments of our trip were spent just playing or reading or 
watching the kids interact...what fun cousins!

Caleb brought his Superman costume and Jayce was in heaven all weekend!  In fact, before 
we left, Caleb decided to surprise Jayce and give it to him (it was getting a little small for 
him anyway). 

The smile says it all!