Home of the Original George W. • Mt. Vernon (July 28, 2007)

Our favoritest thing at Mt. Vernon was the baby hogs, and their fat hairy mom lying in the mud hole. Too bad they have to grow up, huh? The mansion was pretty cool too I guess. We mostly got distracted by wandering cows and a gopher that poor unknowing tourists called a "beaver". Washington was the man. He gardened exotic flowers, did food storage, broke horses, landscaped, and wore some nasty dentures made with stainless steel and animal teeth. We witnessed them and were grossed out first hand. And um, he founded our nation. Rock on, George.

4th of July, 2007

We visited a day in the life of "The Mall", by enjoying bands, dancing, parades, "fireworks" :) and all manner of patriotical strategery. These images capture just a couple of the high points of the day; and what a day it was. Needless to say, we fit right in with our fellow DCers.

Happy Birthday Jonny Boy!! (July 1, 2007)

Jon may or may not be 29 now. Melissa hand-carved this lincolnesque turtle out of pure cake, and flourescent green and blue frosting. No, we're not obsessed with our turtle. We had a wicked groovin' party, and a very budgeted gift exchange. Lucky for both of us, Jon is happy with chocolate candy bars.

The National Zoo (June 23, 2007)

We were probably the only "grown-ups" there that were just as entertained as the toddlers. We'd highly recommend the giant pandas, gorillas, and the sea otters. Turns out, the National Zoo is FREE, and as you know, we're suckers for the free stuff. This alone would make your flight to DC worth it. Well, that and our stunningly entertaining presence.

Ward Campout in the "MOUNTAINS" of Virginia (June 9, 2007)

Aside from the stifling humidity, ridiculously hot air, and the plentiful mosquitos, our outing was quite lovely. The lodging was spacious in our tent built for 10, occupied by 2. Here in VA, women do the backpack carryin'.

Memorial Day in DC (May 28, 2007)

But here we really did at least see the President. For real. We, quite obviously, were the stars of the day however. From looks, you'd think we're kind of a big deal. I mean, are we in Arlington Cemetery or Hollywood?? And for the record, we wear our sunglasses at night.

West Wing Tour (May 26, 2007)

It's all who you know. Our friend Cliff took us on a personal tour of the White House's West Wing, where we met Pres. Bush, Sec. Condoleezza Rice, and Governor Schwarzenegger. Now we've all made arrangements to start our early morning jog club together every Monday-Friday, 5:30 EST. Or we at least met the White House guards, who all looked really bored.