We got an early start again this morning, intending to see the outside of the Capitol building, tour the Library of Congress building, and get as close as we could to the heavily-guarded White House, before heading to the Natural History Museum.
The wind and cold (now down to the 20s!) continued to be more than we were prepared to handle, so we stayed a little longer than planned in the Library of Congress and skipped seeing the White House, while waiting for the Natural History Museum to open up. It was definitely worth the wait! Joshua really appreciated that the T-Rex skeleton was the “same” as the T-Rex on his shirt.
We enjoyed the taxidermy work too.
We met up with Oregon/Washington friends Jeremy and Heather Brown who are doing a stint in DC. We enjoyed lunch together, saw some additional parts of the Natural History Museum, and then headed over to the National Botanical Gardens, snagging a moment in front of the Capitol Reflecting Pool on the way.
Joel went to town in the National Botanical Gardens with his macro lens – so fun! The “tropical” weather inside the Gardens was sure a welcome break from the wintery weather outside, even if just for a short while.
The Meyers 