Our visit to Washington D.C.

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.”

~ Colossians 1:16 ~

We drove up to Maryland on Wednesday  and were up bright and early Thursday morning to explore Washington D.C.  Our day began with a game of carpet soccer!

We took the train from New Carrollton to D.C.  Right after we snapped this picture, we met a missionary family on furlough that we enjoyed talking to.  They were going to go to the Creation Museum in a few weeks.

Our first stop was the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.  This was one of our favorite stops of the whole day.

The Spirit of St. Louis.

A replica of Sputnik, the first object launched into space.

We really enjoyed seeing all the spacecraft.  This is Apollo 11; the carrier of the first men to the moon.

A Gemini spacecraft.

Miss Clara sketching John Glenn’s space capsule.

Philip taking a closer look where John Glenn first orbited the earth.

A bicycle manufactured by the Wright brothers.

Then…

…and now.

It was really interesting and encouraging to read how these two brothers worked together so well.  Their personalities complimented each other and they could not have accomplished what they did on their own.  This is the original plane that the Wright brothers flew in Kitty Hawk, NC.

A house on the moon.

God’s masterpiece.

Enjoying lunch while figuring out our next destination.

The clouds were in and out but the Lord blessed us with a perfect day.

In a week or two, the mall will be in full color.

Philip working on pressing some pretty leaves.

Journaling as we go:)

The Supreme Court was under construction so a printed sheet was hung in front:)

On our way to the other side of town.

We took many beautiful pictures of the Washington monument.

We didn’t have much time in the Museum of Natural History, but we did enjoy looking at lots of fossils.  What incredible evidence for the flood!

Dinosaurs are always fascinating!

Looks like Leviathan!

Philip’s favorite.

There were some beautiful photos that I couldn’t resist snapping myself.

Curious George:)

Weeeee.

The White House.

The memorials were pretty when evening came.

We enjoyed the WWII memorial.  There were many quotes on the walls.

We found a good friend of my grandparents on the Vietnam memorial.  He was the best man in their wedding.  Mr. Eliason was a helicopter pilot who was killed before the war officially began.

The Lincoln memorial was one of our last stops.

By the end of the day, we had probably walked about 6 miles and were very tired.  Even our socks were ready for a rest:)