First DC Adventure (sort of)

In September, we went to the National Zoo (side note: wow, Caleb looks like a baby in those pictures!), so that was technically the first time we went “into the city” as a family. However, last week, we braved the Metro with a stroller, so that’s a real first.

Ready for an adventure on a cold, rainy day!

Maybe not so ready for a windy adventure?!

I used Keith’s point and shoot camera instead of lugging my big girl camera around the city, so a “selfie” was in order.

Outside the American Museum of History…we ate lunch in the cafeteria and then explored for awhile. I hadn’t been there in about 15 years and I couldn’t believe how things had changed! Highlights included the restored flag from Ft McHenry (when the Star Spangled Banner was written) and the First Ladies exhibit (it’s always been my favorite!).

We took a walk to see the National Tree and the White House! It’s fun to live in a metropolitan city with a lot to explore again!

The Vietnam Monument had the beautiful wreaths laid out.

Our little hobo baby had a good, long nap in the umbrella stroller. We managed to sneak the hat on his head; he HATES wearing hats. Fun fact: the scaffolding was twice as high a few weeks ago! Yay for monument restoration.

McFamily adventures!

Still sleeping in the Lincoln Memorial.

Love that I can still take some artsy photos with a little camera. No need for a big camera for being touristy!

Korean Memorial; I love the art part of it. So emotional and fitting.

It was a fun adventure and we can’t wait to check out more! I grew up going into D.C. at least once a year, so it’s fun for me to experience the city as an adult and Keith hasn’t done most of the touristy things, so it’s a great experience!

P.C.S.-ING

The letters ‘p’, ‘c’, and ‘s’ hold a lot of meaning for military families. Our Permanent Change of Station is coming at the end of June and it seems so much more real now that we’ve gotten our assignment.

That’s right – we found out where we are moving! A few weeks ago, I was so nervous about the impending change that I had to write a post to process my thoughts. I thought about making this a long post where you had to guess (like I did when we moved to Vegas), but I don’t have the brain cells. Haha.

So…here it goes!

We are leaving Vegas at the end of July for Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. It will be bittersweet to leave our wonderful friends and church family here, but it is exciting to think about the new adventures waiting for us.

It is certainly disappointing that there aren’t any options for getting closer to “home”. With the context of having lost my dad, we desperately want to be as close to family as we can, but D.C. is still somewhat of a home coming for me. My grandmother grew up in the Capitol City and much of our family still lives near by. It’s a city that gets me excited with the wonderful museums, parks, history, and political prestige. I can’t wait to bring Caleb to the National Zoo and the Air & Space Museum to experience some of my favorite childhood places and memories with him.

There are many other things I want to share about our transition, but this will have to do for now. Especially looking forward to living near this bunch.