Good Morning Baltimore (and D.C.)

After a wonderful 8 days in Tennessee, we said goodbye to Jared's grandparents and headed off to Baltimore, Maryland with Jared's mom, and 2 of his sisters. We flew into the Baltimore airport and drove around town a bit before calling it a night.

While in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, we

--Took a tour of the capitol building.  It is a very ornate building with many neat items within it.

--We went to the National Botanic Gardens.  If I worked in D.C., I would eat lunch in here every day.  It was so beautiful!

--We went to a few Smithsonian Museums.

(Smithsonian: Natural History) I loved all the animals, especially the sea animals!

(Smithsonian: Air & Space) Jared was really interested in this museum!

(Smithsonian: American History) I loved the fun things they had for all the different time periods!


--We also saw the National Archives (where you can't take pics), but where you get to see the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence.  Pretty remarkable!

--We ran up the steps at the Lincoln Memorial.  The view from here is wonderful!

--We got DRENCHED in rain as we walked by the White House.

-We spent a day at Mount Vernon (George Washington's home). This was one of my favorite places around D.C.  His grounds are incredible and he was such a brilliant and honest man!  

--We went and toured the Washington D.C. Temple Visitor Center and walked around the temple (the temple was closed for cleaning).  The Visitor Center was one-of-a-kind!  We had the very best tour guides too!  (Thanks Petramalos!)

--We went to the National Zoo.  I LOVE zoos and I was so happy that despite the rain, the animals were all out and very entertaining!  

Our time here went by so fast, but we sure didn't waste even one minute!  I have never walked so much than we did when we were in D.C., but it was well worth the tired feet!  I learned so many new facts and really loved our time there!