Reading...

As I helped Mimi read the word "pharmacy"
she yelled:"'P' does NOT sound like 'Ffff'!"

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 On Mimi's 1/2 birthday her new backpack came in the mail.  Yoda inherited her old one (the one that Parker used in preschool and Kindergarten as well). 

 She insisted since it was her 1/2 birthday that she was in charge of our activity for the day.  

We biked to the school and had a picnic that she prepared and carried in her backpack.  

Also in her backpack was:

a soccer ball

a football

a tennis ball

a frisbee

and a small basketball

Later that night Greg treated them to one last camp-out before school starts.  S'mores! 

(and yes that's a dinning-room chair, it's comfy)

Hair Cuts

If you have a second, please take me poll, just curious who's out there--don't worry, it's anonymous:)

 Mimi before

 Yoda Before

 Yoda during

 Parker waiting

And after

Last of the Vacation Photos

A better picture of us with Greg's family. 

 On our last day, we ran out of clean clothes, so Yoda is in long sleeves and Parker is in long pants.  oops.  Thanks goodness it wasn't too hot this day. 

We did a few things before we left town.  First Iwo Jima.

Mimi is the eagle in this photo.

 Next Thomas Jefferson Memorial

 **Yoda gearing up for a twist**

 **twist complete**

 We didn't plan on visiting the FDR monument (we didn't even know it existed), but SO glad we did.  This is so different.  It's more of a walk and an experience. 

One last thing...the WWII monument, also amazing.  This was on Greg's list of things to do.  So glad we did, another amazing monument.  

Then we headed home to Ohio.  

And so ended the 8-states-and-The-District-of-

Columbia-tour-for-the-Gibbys. 

 

Thanks for coming along with us:)

D.C. Continued...

Our first night in D.C. we visited with Greg's brother and his family. 

 The only photos of the night were taken by Yoda :) 

 Baby H wasn't feeling well, poor girl! 

Our next day in D.C. was CRAZY HOT again, so we hit the monuments in the morning before the temperature hit 100 degrees. 

 Vietnam Memorial

 Mimi looking at the Lincoln Monument on the penny. 

 

 Just before this photo Yoda tried to go under the little rope and stand next to Lincoln.  This did not go over well with the volunteer who went white in the face trying to stop him. 

 There she is in the yellow hat.

Koren War Memorial 

 Every monument I got choked-up trying explain war to the kiddos, it wasn't easy. 

 Random loud helicopter

 Crazy hot 

 MLKjr. Memorial

 Finding the White house

Finally inside!  

We went to the Air and Space Museum.  I think it's the law that you have to go here while visiting D.C.  Because the place was wall-to-wall people. 

 A little Modern Art education--Henry Moore sculpture.

 Smithsonian--Natural History Museum

We lost Mimi for a few minutes because she couldn't stop herself from finding all the fossils.  The last we heard of her was her saying:"Let's find more fossils!"  and she was GONE!  The place was SUPER crowded and I was in a PANIC!  She finally realized she was by herself and came running--phew!

 Up and down stairs carrying the stroller was sometimes quicker then walking to find a ramp.  Again, it was CRAZY HOT! 

Another Smithsonian--This time American History. 

 Checking out the comics and making a surprised face. 

 Kermit! 

 Choo-Choo!

I put the camera on the stroller and set the auto-timer.  This was the result. 

 But for this shot, a man stopped us to take a picture.  His wife assured us he would take a better photo, yup, she was right. 

(Yoda occasionally likes to do this stance while I'm taking a picture, in this one he is admiring his shoes as well :)