Washington DC & the Monuments

After a week at Deep Creek Lake, most of the cousins headed back home to kick off a new school year. We were sad to see them go, but happy to have a week in DC with just Grandma and Papa Swinton. One of the first things we did with Papa Swinton was check out the monuments. Stan's family lives about 15 minutes outside of DC. It was fantastic to take the kids around and teach them some American history. I recently taught them some American songs (as we had some Aussie friends move to the states and we were trying to teach their kids about the USA) We learned the star spangled banner, I am proud to be an American, God bless America and so on!

Thomas and Stan went home early so it was just a week with me and the girls in DC! Here we are at the Washington Monument!

The US Capitol from the Washington Monument

The World War II monument. I was trying to explain the Holocaust, Hitler, Jews, and all of World War II to Olivia...her primary concern was which side was Australia on? To her relief it was the USA side not the German side :-)

Lincoln memorial from the World War II memorial

World War II monument again

Jefferson

The Washington Monument from the Jefferson memorial

Visiting the Jefferson with Papa Swinton

Getting popsicles outside the Jefferson Memorial

Driving past the Arlington Cemetery

Mary deciding she will not walk one more step to see one more monument :-)

Olivia & I at the Iwo Jima monument (World War II)

The Potomac River & Georgetown in the background

Walking to the Roosevelt Island

Olivia & I at the Theodore Roosevelt Island