Washington DC - Day 1

Emily getting ready to get on the bus at 5:30 am.

Wednesday we hit Washington DC right during rush hour. What a memorable experience to be welcomed into our Nations capital with a traffic jam. But we drove all through the city and was able to see some awesome sites right off the bat. (Many of the pics I am posting in this entry are from inside the bus)

How exciting to be driving down Constitution Avenue! (Taken from inside the bus)

Jefferson Memorial from inside the bus.

Emily and Claire posing with Thomas Jefferson.
Emily and Olivia with Jefferson's head.
View of Washington Monument (You will see lots of these)
The actual Magna Carta that is stored in the National Archives building, along with the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Inside the restaurant for dinner. It was a Moroccan place that serves us pizza, french fries and chicken and rice, while playing oldies and had a disco ball going. The parents were confused, yet the kids had a blast.

Emily & Olivia at dinner.

Nothing we saw compared to the look on Emily's face when she saw the Washington Monument for the first time. She has begged to go to DC for years and the realization that she was finally here hit her when she saw the huge monument from the bus. This trip will be an experience of a lifetime. Not because I get to see all the sites (Which I have seen several times before) but because I will get to see them with my daughter.

Going to the Caverns

Before we made it to Washington DC for the big trip, we took a detour (a very long 1.5 hour detour) to Luray Caverns. I had never been to caverns before, but I have to say it was very cool. Luray Caverns is the 4th largest in the world and actually getting to see stalactite's and stalagmite's was pretty awesome. I think our tour guide Daniel was about ready to kill Emily and I after all the questions we kept asking him. But hey that is what he gets paid for, right?

Wish Me Luck

I leave in 5 hours to chaperone Emily's 5th grade class trip to Washington DC. While I am excited to get to spend this once in a lifetime opportunity with Emily, I am not sure how I will fare with 80 11 years old's for three days.

Wish us luck!!

Exciting News

I am chaperoning the 5th grade class trip to Washington DC at the end of the month. Three days with 80 5th graders. Fun stuff. But it will all be worth it because I GET TO GO IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!! (Mom have you passed out yet?)

I received an email tonight that for the first time our school has been accepted to go in the White House and get a tour. Sure we won't get to actually see George, Laura, Dick and Condoleeza, but just to know they may be in the same building. Wow. Now I have to send the school all my extra security information, but hey. I GET TO GO IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!