Family Visit #1

I figured I'd better post some pictures before we have our second round of family visits. My parents and two youngest sisters came here for their spring break, which also happened to be my spring break! After 4 spring-break-less years at BYU I have to say that it was fantastic!

The family photographers! I need to get some of their pictures to post on here.

The annual Kite Festival is a gem of an event. We' were able to watch a trick show and were glad we went even if the weather was in the 40s, brrrr!

This is a lame attempt to capture how many kites there were.

What are the chances! My best friend's family was also spending their spring break in DC/Virginia! We ran into them at the Museum of American History.

Steve and I so glad we got to spend some time together!

Here are the gals (minus me) in the National Arboretum. It has all sorts of tropical flowers and is really beautiful. And it's free, just like everything else in DC.

We got to take a tour of the capitol. It was long, but one of the best tours of the trip.

Here are some of the beautiful blossoms!

My favorite museum was the Holocaust Museum. Some people told us it was too depressing to go to. It was VERY sad, but we felt like it was an irreplacable experience.

We went to the top of the Post Office building to get a view of the city since we couldn't get tickets to the Washington Monument. Great view, short wait :)

This was taken in a gorgeous garden behind the Smithsonian Castle. I like how the magnolia (I think?) tree frames the Monument.

My sisters buying hoodies from the souvenir carts that are outside all the Smithsonian museums.

Another museum I liked was the Portrait Gallery/American Art museum. My favorite: a portrait of Joseph Smith!

I definitely wasn't able to document all the fun we had. It was great to play games, celebrate my sister's birthday, eat yummy food, watch family videos, visit numerous museums and historic sites, and just be together. Can't wait until summer to see them all again!