Day 7 - DC & Takoma Park

After we saw the big landmarks on Wednesday, the boys declared the only thing they wanted to do the next day is go to the SPY MUSEUM and hang out with our friends, the Garners, who moved to the DC area last year.

The Garners met us at The Spy Museum and it was great for the boys to all get to run around and play their way through the museum. As an adult, I would now like to go through the museum WITHOUT kids and be able to spend more time with the exhibits. There were loads of interesting details about the broad range of tools & trades that encompass the espionage world.

After the Spy Museum we had lunch at a great Cuban place on the wharf, then Anabel took one for the team and took all the boys with her to a pool. With a few kid-free hours to ourselves, Nate and I visited the National Gallery. As a person who's been painting for a few years, viewing all that art by legends like Monet & Van Gogh was really inspiring. There were also a couple of enormous drawings of the Capitol, White House & Supreme Court that were incredible in detail and size.

From the gallery, Nate and I scooted our way down to a memorial for the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas McKean of Delaware is believed to be on of Nate's ancestors, so he took some pictures of the signature that is etched into the memorial stones. Next we headed to the MLK Jr Memorial, which is so beautifully done and includes many of his most impactful quotes.

Once we saw everything we wanted to fit into the day, we headed up to the Garner's home in Takoma Park, MD. We spent the evening catching up with them and an early bday celebration for Griffin who turned 12 the next day.Read more