Washington, DC

Jim had a work conference / training in DC (actually in Arlington, VA) for a week, and Colleen and Avery decided to join for the week and ride up!  It was Avery's first time out of NC, and she got to visit VA, DC, and MD.

During the day, Jim went to his classes and Colleen / Avery hung out at the hotel.  In the evenings and nights however, we all hung out and got to see the City!

We went to a couple museums.  The first museum we went to on Monday was the "Newseum", a museum dedicated to the history of news and media.  Here is a nice family pic with a view from the 5th floor balcony of the Museum, with the capitol in the background:

The next night we took a bus ride on an open-topped double-decker bus, and got to see all the monuments / buildings lit up a night, such as the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, WWII Memorial, the Capitol, etc.  It was very beautiful at night out and beautiful city lit up a night!

The next night we went down to the riverfront in the Georgetown neighborhood and dinner by the Potomac River while the Georgetown University crew boat team practiced/trained in the river behind us

Avery enjoyed the beautiful weather that evening

Then we took a boat tour of the Potomac!

Then we walked the quaint streets of Georgetown and had dessert/coffee before heading back to the hotel

The next night we met our friends Mike and Lisa (who live nearby in Silver Spring, MD) for dinner at a nice steak house.  Then on Friday afternoon we went to the Museum of Crime and Punishment before having dinner again in Georgetown and driving home.  Overall it was a fun trip, and Avery was so well behaved.  She was quiet in all the museums and loved riding the Metro around town!