An Excellent Trip to Washington
Linda (Stan's sister) and Ron just returned from D.C. with stories and pictures of an exciting trip to the nation's capital. They touched all the bases: the Mall, the museums, the monuments, Monticello, the Capitol, a visit with a genuine senator, and much more. They did all this with their Colorado daughter, son-in-law and four grandchildren in tow.
Here are some snaps of the action:
Yes, this is really Al Franken. The family had breakfast with the senator and he told them he had a dog named Blaine. (Linda and Ron live in Blaine) Right beside his map of Minnesota and behind his desk, he has a picture of Paul Wellstone.
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| Linda writes: We took this trip during Spring Break so they wouldn't miss school. I wish it would have been a little later in the spring so we could see the cherry blossoms. Still, monuments and museums don't change with the weather and they were all pretty special. |
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Memmo had special instructions from his teacher in Colorado to get a picture of himself at the Vietnam Memorial. |
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| After many rides on the Metro, the kids got to be experts on the system. (above are Nina, Memmo and Antonio) "I think they liked the Metro a whole lot more than the 6, 7, 8, 9 mile walks we took each day," Linda writes. "I had my Omron (pedometer) going. I think I walked more of those steps than they did as because when you have four kids and three of them teenagers, it's a lot like herding cats." |
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Alyssa, Memmo, Antonio and Nina. The kids loved the Mint. This graph shows how many dollars you are worth by height.
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Linda concludes: We packed up the Prius and Ron shuttled Emillio (14), Nina (15), Antonio (13) Alyssa, Memmo (11) and Corey to the airport. So many good times, good things on this trip. Alyssa got over her fear of flying. The kids say it was the best of our family trips and since they loved our national park trips, that's saying something.
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