Seeing Sights!

Well, we have a fun Summer ahead of us!  We stayed with one of my sister-in-law's family in Springfield, VA for 2 weeks.  That was a lot of fun.  I pretty much hung out with Allison's mom and 2 two sisters most days.  They were hilarious and it was fun to go back and visit them on Saturday.  We then moved in with a family in Bethesda, MD.  I am working as a nanny, watching their 3 girls.  So far, it's been fantastic.  I walk the two oldest to school in the morning, then hang out with a four year old all day.  What a blast!  So far my duties include doing hair and painting nails.  What more could I ask for?  No, also clean and am in charge of dinner two nights a week.  It really is an amazing arrangement, and I feel truly blessed that we were able to work this out.

Of course, we've done some sight seeing.  That was the whole point of me blogging.  So here are some pics:

First time for me on the Metro!  

Washington Monument.  We tried to get there pretty early so we could get a ticket to go up to the top, but that didn't happen.  Still very cool to see.

We visited the Memorials on the Saturday before Memorial Day, so at the WWII Memorial there was a presentation, and we got to hear a band from the Navy.  Very neat.

Korean War Memorial.  We thought a lot and talked about Grandpa Griffith.  Thanks Grandpa for serving our country!

A view from outside the Lincoln Memorial.  I think the Lincoln was my favorite.

Outside the Whitehouse.  We went around to the other side too.

 We only went to one Smithsonian that first day.  This was the American History Museum.  My favorite part was the history of the first American flag.

At the D.C. Temple!

This pas weekend we went to George Washington's home, Mt Vernon.

His home overlooks the Potomac River.