Washington DC Trip

Last week Mark, Anton and I had the opportunity to go to Washington DC with Farm Bureau. The purpose of our trip was to meet with our congressmen about some of the current farm issues congress will be making decisions about in the near future. Anton traveled great, and slept or sat quietly during our meetings. He has been to both sides of the country in his first six weeks of his life. We're now ready to stay home for awhile! :) Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Some of the flowering trees were starting to bloom. I loved seeing all the spring flowers and blooming trees!

We came home two days before the cherry blossom festival started. I'm not sure if these are cherry trees but they were beautiful!

People from our district just before meeting with our congressmen.

A picture of the Capital.

What we did lots of, WALKING!

One evening while Mark was out with the guys and Anton and I were at the hotel resting the fire alarm went off. This was not fun! Anton and I were on the 14th floor and I had to carry him in his heavy carseat with a backpack all the way down the stairs with flashing lights and sirens. Anton didn't like it and screamed for most of the 45 minutes we had to stand outside. Thankfully the building wasn't on fire and it was just some construction guys who hit an alarm below the building.

We had some free time before our meeting with Congressmen so we walked to the botanical center. They had a beautiful orchid display going on. I also thought this dragon was kind of neat.

Mark & Anton chose to sit and enjoy the sun at the botanical center.

Anton's first subway ride. Did you know that you can't take pictures in the DC subway system? Workers will come up to you and let you know of this rule, and then announce over the loud speaker that it is strictly prohibited to take pictures. Oops. :)

Tuesday afternoon we had some free time. We went to Arlington Cemetery. After watching the changing of the guards we were invited to the guards private quarters to visit with them about what they do. This was a unique and very interesting opportunity!