Titanic Day!!!!!

For Chris' birthday I got him "tickets" to the National Geographic Museum so he could geek out at the "Titanic: 100 Year Obsession" exhibit.  We finally got to go at the beginning of May.  We also went down and say the Titanic Memorial down by the Waterfront.  Here is the barrage of pictures.

Hands down the coolest things there was this 1:48 replica of Titanic.  Just amazing.

Morse Code - there were two stations and you could talk to each other. 

Life boat.

Life jackets showing that for every six people only two survived.

Interactive display that had different programs to explore the wreck site, answer trivial, watch videos, etc.

Second most coolest thing there was this projection of the wreck.  It was on the floor and when you walked over a certain part it would change to what it looked like before the crash.  

Model of the bow of Titanic as it is today.

Robot that explored the inside of the Titanic.

Not so "King of the World".

We also did a little shopping in the National Geographic store.  We got some cool ice cube molds of the Titanic and ice bergs (see below).

On to the Titanic Memorial at the Waterfront. 

(family pictures are now a trial in patience)

As promised.  This ice cube tray makes little Titanics and icebergs.  

 

Overall I think it was a pretty awesome birthday present if I do say so myself.  We even went to lunch at Bobby's Burger Palace which is Chris' favorite restaurant; when he wants a burger, there is no other place the even comes close.  We also found a pretty neat frozen yogurt place called Fro-zen-yo that is a new family favorite.   

Family Visiting - YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

We were lucky enough to have Grandma Nettie and the Brown Family (Tyler, Carisa & Weston) come visit for 7 days during Easter.  We hit all the monuments, Arlington Cemetery, and Alexandria.  It was a great time and we really loved having family come visit.  Here is a barrage of pictures of their visit.

National Sculpture Garden.

 The reflecting pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial is under construction ;( but hopefully it will be done before we move.

National Floral Library.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Monument.  This was a new one for us and it is probably our favorite now.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument.  Again a new one for us.  It was a fitting monument to an amazing man.

Picture across the bride at the Arlington House.

Papa was attempting to re-create a photograph of the boy from a few years ago.

October 2009

April 2012

Vietnam Memorial. 

Random fountain by the Elipse.  The birds were bathing.  

Owen got to play some Mario Cart Wii with Grandma Nettie.

Playing trains with his cousin.

On the metro headed for the fireworks for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

The boats were decorated in all things Cherry Blossom.  It was really neat.

This was a Cherry Blossom with fire inside. 

The open air seafood market that is down in the Waterfront area.  It was..... interesting..... 

For Easter Owen received Lego Star Wars underpants and a Legos Death Start with a Tie Fighter. 

Cousin rocking the bunny ears.

We took them to the Washington DC temple grounds. 

Chris was listening to the end of some sports game on Tyler's fancy phone while we were there. 

We also went to the National Cathedral, a new things for us.  It was very impressive.  It sustained a lot of damage in the earthquake a while back and is still being repaired. 

A different day we headed to Arlington National Cemetery.  While the others were watching the changing of the guard, W and Beki hung out. 

At Arlington House.  This is in the process of being restored, but has been severely delayed because of earthquake damage.  ;(  We are really hoping that they finish is before we move.

Downtown Alexandria.

Quick trip to the George Washington Masonic Memorial, another new thing for us.  It was a really cool building and we might need to come back on a day when it is open and you can take tours.  Same with the National Cathedral. 

On the Metro headed home.  We discovered that if you sit at the very front of the train and look out the window, you can see out front and watch the tracks, tunnels, etc.  Owen now insists on sitting here every time we are on the Metro. 

It was a really nice trip and we wish that it could have been longer, but we are all busy and have to get back to working to pay the bills.  

Thanks so much for coming and visiting us - it was a blast!!!