Wednesday con't.

Our stops this morning were great. When we arrived at the White House we saw the President's dog, Bo, out for a walk on the lawn!!!

Our second stop was the National Archives where we saw the 3 main documents: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Very Cool!!

Our last stop was the Air and Space Museum. The favorites in the museum were all the hanging rockets and planes, the simulator and eating at McDonalds!!! We are on our way to the zoo and will follow that with the National Cathedral.

Day 3 of DC

We are on our way to the White House, National Archives and Air and Space Museum this morning. It is going to be a HOT day - 90 degrees. I hope you are enjoying the photos. There will be more as I load from other Chaperons' cameras.

Tuesday con't.

The Vietnam War Wall Memorial was an experience that I know most of us will not soon forget. It was sad to see so many names of fallen soldiers. The kids did a project ahead of time by writing letters that they left at the wall. Each student picked a soldier to research and then they wrote a letter to that soldier expressing their gratitude for what they had done. Some of the kids randomly picked names, some kids looked for one withe same last name or birthday and some looked for relatives. In the pictures I posted you will see the students rubbing the name of their soldier on a piece of paper. I can't even explain the emotions at this memorial. We loved the "Hello Dolly" play at Ford's Theatre. It was cute and we all left singing the song!!! Off to bed for some rest before another filled day.

Tuesday Photos

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Our day continues...

Our second stop of the day was the Capitol. We enjoyed learning the history behind the building and seeing the artwork. After the Capitol we headed to Union Station for lunch a souvenir shopping. We are headed to Vietnam War Memorial now and then Ford's Theatre this evening. We are loving the sites and have received many kind comments on the well-mannered students we have. !!!!

Day 2 Update

Our first stop was the Library if Congress. Beautiful building inside and out. We were able to get a glance at one of the 3 original Gutenberg Bibles. The world's largest library with over 155 million books!!! Wow, you could make some serious AR points! :)

Day 2

Good morning!!! We are headed out to the Capitol this morning. The kids are in good spirits and looking forward to another exciting day.

What a great evening

We visited the WWII Memorial, Korean War Memorial and Lincoln's Memorial. It was amazing seeing the reflection pond at night.  It was great seeing so many other schools enjoying the sites as well.  We should all be proud of our country.

Change of plans...

We will be going to the theatre tomorrow night and visiting several memorials this evening.

Dinner and a show

We just finished dinner at the 'mall'. I need to go back there... 4 stories of shopping!! We are now headed to Ford's Theatre to see "Hello Dolly" to end our first day. Thank you for your continued prayers for our travels.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

We finished the Holocaust Museum and couldn't believe the things we saw. What a somber and eye-opening experience. Sitting in front of the Jefferson Memorial listening to Mr Glanzer's words of wisdom. Amazing weather today.

Jefferson Memorial

We finished the Holocaust Museum and couldn't believe the things we saw. What a somber and eye-opening experience. Sitting in front of the Jefferson Memorial listening to Mr Glanzer's words of wisdom.  Amazing weather today.

Monday morning photos

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Day 2

Good morning. We are headed to our first stop - National Museum of American History. We are looking forward to a great day and beautiful weather. Will post photos soon.

We have arrived

We arrived at our hotel at 1:15 safe and sound. Check in tomorrow after 10 am

Dinner time

Just finished dinner and back on the road for the final leg of the trip. Traffic was heavy in South Carolina so we are a little behind schedule. No worries though because the kids are still excited.

Lunchtime

Just hit the Ga line and had lunch. So far we have a quiet group.

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On our way...

We're off!!!! Kids are excited and some have butterflies. We are looking forward to an amazing week

Getting ready to head to St. Luke's to get the bus.  It looks like we will be enjoying beautiful weather in DC.  Can't wait to get there!!!!