Washington D.C. and assorted pics

Washington D.C. and assorted pics A variety of pictures from fall, plus a Thanksgiving trip to Washington, DC

First day of school - Kenny in 5th grade, Peter in 2nd		In Lake Washington with Jean


On the Sammamish River		Sunset pictures


Peter with his soccer group		We fostered 5 kittens for a few weeks!


Peter and Kenny heading out to sell boy scout popcorn		More lovely sunset pictures. It was a very pleasant October


Bike ride with kids. Kenny looking pretty grumpy		Paper airplanes made out of spare posters


		What size box can Peter fit in?


We had a lot of landscaping done on our house, including a new front walkway		Carving the halloween pumpkin - they did it all by themselves


Peter in his Halloween class party		Peter's last soccer game


In Kenny's class party, David Garber gave a very interesting dry ice demonstration


		On a visit to Marymoor, Peter was invited to go rock climbing





Eric's brother Brian visited for a week on his way to a caricature convention		This is from the top of the Columbia Tower - the views are much better than from the Space Needle!


		On Bainbridge Island











The end of season dinner for Kenny's soccer team		Flying around Mt Rainier with Eric


		The White House at night - lots more security from when I remember it, more than 20 years back


Interesting triple decker walkways		The FBI building - it looked very, very secure and imposing


At the Air and Space Museum		Sculpture Garden





In front of Washington Monument. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to go up - it was booked far in advance		At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, where money is printed. The most interesting part was where you see the money actually being printed, but no photos are allowed there.





In front of the Lincoln Memorial		The Washington Monument is in the background, but washed out





We had to make way for a big motorcade next to the White House. I wonder if Obama was in there?		An Ipad teleprompter, in vietnamese, in front of the White House.


		Selfies with Peter


		At the US Capital


Our representative, from Bellevue		In his office


In the rotunda		At the Supreme Court


		At the Library of Congress


The Hope Diamond, at the Natural History Museum		There were lots of amazing gems


		A rock, magnetitized by lightening


		The Museum of Crime and Punishment


Peter at the National Gallery of Art		At the ice rink





		At Mt Vernon





Interesting vending machine at Mt Vernon -there were ponchos, first aid kids, kleenexes, tylenol, etc.		The 16-sided barn, designed by Washington, to make threshing the grain easier


Visiting my old high school friend Heidi and her family