Vacation in Washington DC:
Thursday, June 18 - Sunday, June 21

Thursday the boys (Scott, Wayne, Adam & Zach) rode the metro downtown. Lisa drove one car, and Pam and I followed. We ate lunch at an indoor food court with lots of options for everyone. From there, we walked to the White House. Since the last election had been quite historical, and I knew Adam had talked about the new president in Kindergarten, I thought they would think it was neat to see where the leader of the Free World lives. Ummm...not so much.
They were more interested in the people riding Segways and car-sniffing dogs. After a five minute view of the White House, we walked to the Museum of Natural History. The walk from the White House to the museum is not short, and It started raining a bit during the way. The boys were tired, and complained a little, but once we made it to the museum and ate a snack, they perked up.

Inside the museum, it was packed. I'm sure the rain had something to do with it. We decided to see the dinosaurs, since that would be the most interesting to the boys. Adam and Scott stayed together, while me, Aunt Lisa and Zach hung out. Zach zoomed through the dinosaur section and was ready to just people watch from the balcony into the atrium. I did manage to sneak a quick peek at the Hope Diamond, which I am sure Scott is thinking about getting me for our next anniversary.
Friday, the boys and girls went their separate ways. The boys to play miniature golf, and the girls dessert and shopping at Georgetown. Lisa took Pam and I to Leopold's Kafe, where we each ordered a different dessert: key lime tart, chocolate covered croissant, and a dessert plate with petit fours...needless to say we all shared and yummed it up.

Saturday we are back on the plane. This time the boys met a little friend named Sam, who was four years old. The three boys played with cars in the waiting area at the airport and watched the airport workers load the luggage into the plane.
He wanted to sit with Adam and Zach on the plane, but much to his dismay, his mother said he needed to sit with her. After we landed in KC, Sam ran up to the boys and handed them a picture he had drawn for them during the flight.

Saturday night was spent in KC. Scott and I went to a friend's birthday party in downtown Lee's Summit, and the others hung around Grammy and Grandpa's house.

Sunday it was back to Wichita. The boys took much needed naps for a while in the car.