Day 1 in DC

Washington Day 2: On our first full day in Washington we went to the Smithsonian Castle. It is an impressive building and shows the different exhibits that can be found at all of the Smithsonian Museum. I was very interested in seeing the Hirshhom Sculpture Museum. I really enjoyed the outdoor sculpture garden and the Wish Tree. Visitors are invited to write a wish and hang it on the tree. When the tree is full the wishes are going to be sent to the artist who is going to create a display of wishes from several countries. After that we went to the Air and Space Museum. It is a huge place and we could have spent days there. The American History Museum is being renovated. During the renovations the exhibits are being shown at the Air and Space Museum. I would have loved being able to see the whole museum but the exhibits that they had were really great. The kids could relate too many of the objects. They had the original Star Wars R2D2 and C3PO. The also had Lincoln’s hat and the counter from the Woolworth's were African Americans participated in a sit in to protest segregation. Enjoy the pictures.

Sculpture Museum.

Wishing Tree.

Lunar Module.

Jessi landing a jet on an aircraft carrier with a simulator.

R2D2 and C3PO.

Scarecrow and ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

Jessi texting in front of a giant sloth skeleton.

Capital.

Washington Monument.