January 2010.
We checked out of our hotel early and walked toward the Mall.
We walked around the outside of the White House. Here's the North view.
And the South view.
Here's Josh in front of the White House.
Josh took this picture of me and the Washington Monumentas I looked at our visitors guide.
Josh and the Lincoln Memorial.
The view of the Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Looking up at the Washington Monument.
The original Smithsonian Institution.
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Our first museum was the Natural History museum.
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We traveled light.
Josh with some dinosaurs.
The Hope Diamond. 
At the Air & Space Museum, Josh discovered that he'd weigh
less than 13 pounds on the moon.
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They had lots of really interesting relics.
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Including rockets.
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And historic airplanes.
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And a really authentic simulator.
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We had a lot of fun on our quick trip; Josh even got to balance the Washington Monument.
And I took the opportunity to pinch off some government waste. We both hope that this is the first of many trips to
