Good Idea/Bad Idea

We had such a lovely Christmas at home this year. The drawback was that we had nothing planned, and no company to play with. So we decided to get out and do some fun stuff. Friday we went down to Quantico, to see the Marine Corps Museum. That was a very good idea. WOW! We loved it. The kids had a good time and Callie was thrilled with all the nifty art work. She kept running over to me to tell me about each new thing she saw. It was pretty cool.

There were some pretty neat displays, and a lot of different things to see. Anything you wanted to know about the Marine Corps and it's history was in that building. The thing that shocked Dan the most was a picture of a former boss of his, blown up huge on the wall.

Joshua loved this. I don't think you can tell, but it is made entirely out of legos! Yep, even the flag. Joshua was pretty impressed. As was I.

My little cutie pies! FYI- all the red bricks (by Marian's feet) around the building have names of Marines inscribed on them. Pretty cool.

Yes, we had a really good trip and a wonderful day on Friday. We made the mistake of pushing our luck. We decided to Metro into DC and go to the Smithsonian on Saturday. Bad idea. 4 cranky kids.... We went to the Museum of American History and the Museum of Natural History. Both were absolutely packed. The kids complained about being hungry, Callie kept running off, and I was hating the solid mass of humantiy in the way of my big double stroller! So we did not stay long, and we were home before 1pm. And the kids watched Wall-E and felt better.

This is the space capsule-like potty at the Metro station. I thought it was neat! Dan wouldn't let me go in to take more pictures though.

This is one of the few great things we were able to see in the Amreican History place. And shockingly, there isn't anyone else in the photo.

And on to the Museum of Natural History. I think Marian was crying about needing food here. I did provide them with a healthy and nutritous breakfast, which they all turned their noses up at, so don't blame me!

Here we are, jammed into the dino exibit at the Natural History Museum. The kids did like the dinosaurs, but there were SO many people there. It wasn't much fun. We'll have to go back when it is less crowded.

On the way back to the Metro, we passed through this sculpture garden. Some funky stuff in there! We liked this spider sculpture in front of the building the best. Isn't it fantastic?!

So, the moral of the story is, quit when you are ahead. Just because you had one good trip, don't push for another!