The Arnolds made it to Virginia Thursday afternoon. This was Gale's first airplane ride. She did really well! We took the boys to school on Friday and headed to DC to some touristy stuff. Dad gave us his itinerary beforehand. Let's just say....it was a little unrealistic! :)
Our first stop was the National Archives Building. Nate, Dad, and I agreed that this was a definite first stop for Gale. There is nothing more magnificant than the original Declaration of Indepedence and Constitution. A really nice DC information guide offered to take our picture. She literally had the camera tilted crooked while she took it. 
I am not sure why these two are grinning so big outside this office. Maybe it's because they know so much of their money is in there. 
The Ford's Theater was on Dad's itinerary. I knew there was no way we would have time to wait for tickets and wait to watch the show, but we could go into the Petersen house. SOOOOO we thought. We did stand in line, but apparently you have to have tickets for that as well. So, we went to Dad's favorite lunch spot....the Old Post Office. After lunch, we went up in the bell tower and got a great view of the city. Then, we headed to the Mall.
We stopped to look at the White House and some guards shooed us away. We heard on a walkie talkie that they needed to prepare for arrival. We just figured some one was coming outside and we needed to leave. We headed to the World War II Memorial and then we heard and saw three of the Marine One helicopters. We learned later than Obama was in Columbus and was probably landing around that time. 
We headed to Lincoln Memorial and then started our trek back to the metro.
I barely made it! We were all EXHAUSTED!! That didn't stop us from heading out four hours later with the boys to see the Capitol and the monuments at night! I am telling you.....Dad is an extreme tourist!!!
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