While taking a trip back to NVA in October –

We had an agenda for the week that included taking the grandkids to DC.

Cassidy chose not to go but Bode and Taylor were so excited.

The plan is to get on the Metro at the last stop close to where they lived in Ashburn.

And then ride it to where we wanted to get off without changing lines!

It was a bright sunny day – cool to start but warming us fast!

We were trying to get close to the White House –

But as you can see here –

It was all blocked off and this was as close as we could get!

Then we heard it before we saw it!

The President’s helicopter was taking off!

I snapped this picture just before it disappeared behind the trees.

We have no idea who was on board –

but it surprised the grandkids as it did us!

We turned around from where we were standing –

and this is the view we had of the Washington Monument!

We made our way onto the lawn of the mall –

the grass was lush and green.

Here we stopped and captured Taylor in front of the capital!

And I turned around and captured Bode with the Washington Monument in the background!

We continued across the green lawn of the Mall!

Looking toward the Smithsonian building –

before making our way to the Museum of Natural History.

Gazing at the Executive Office Building –

We had arrived after walking the streets of Washington, DC.

The next blog continues with us touring the museum.

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