Silence and Respect

Papa arrived yesterday! Ethan and I met him at the airport via Metro. Ethan loved being able to pick him up. Today, we awoke to Papa and Ethan talking downstairs at 6:45. Apparently, the brave lil thing, went down and woke him up without us knowing. We all went to church and ate lunch. Then, we headed off to Arlington Cemetery. They had a convenient tram that allowed you to get on and off at The Eternal Flame, The tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Arlington House. The comedy began at the first stop. Dad sat down on the steps to take a picture of the family over looking Washington DC. He took the picture and then we heard, "Sir, you can't sit on the steps." We walked up to look at the eternal flame and I notice Ethan is trying to blow it out. He is huffing and puffing. At the next stop we were walking to the Tomb of the unknown soldier and we saw these signs were EVERYWHERE. It was super quiet as people were observing the memorial and we hear in a VERY loud voice, "My booty is itchy." We immediately knew that it had to be our kid...and it was. Next, we got on the train and were headed to the last stop. Nate, Lincoln, and I were on the opposite aisle of Dad and Ethan. The narrator was giving us history and we hear, "the little fellow is going to have to keep his head inside or he is going to be a casuality like so many others here." Nate and I immediately look over and once again, it's our kid! The last incident happened when we got back to the visitor center. He and Dad needed to go to the restroom. I take his hat and coat and notice he has a handful of rocks from the cemetery. I guess he had been collecting them the entire trip. He and Papa go to the bathroom and are in there a while. When he comes out Dad tells me that Ethan's aim was a little off in the restroom. I thought that was a fitting way to end the trip! Overall, we had a great time! The weather was nice. It was gorgeous there.