We ended up taking a vacation to Washington D.C. in April. I was quite pregnant and had my ankles and feet swell (tons of fun), but it was a great trip.
The first day we got there early and went around all the monuments, saw the White House from a distance (they kept us from getting too close for some event happening), went to the Newseum (Anchorman exhibit!), and saw the Library of Congress (so many books). It was a lot of walking the first day and we became pros at the Metro. It is the benefit of being married to the human compass.
The second day was filled with more Smithsonian fun, including the National Art Gallery, Air and Space Museum, and the Natural History Museum. Then on to see the giant columns of the National Building Museum. I then talked Chase into renting bicycles to ride around downtown. It was fun and ended up being one of my favorite things. Chase enjoyed the guy we passed asking his "woman" why she didn't think of it. I was the woman who thought of it! After dinner, we went to the Washington National Cathedral, saw the Darth Vader gargoyle and cat carvings (so great), and walked back down to our hotel.
The last day was devoted to Arlington. We went early and walked around, taking a lot of pictures and just being in awe of how big it is. We then took the train to the airport and headed home. It was a short trip and I'm sure Olivia will want to go back at some point when she is born and older, but it was a great trip for our little family.
