First ride on the Metro.
On October 25, we left Western New York and drove to Washington, D.C. for the Marine Corps Marathon. Dennis was going to run the 26.2 mile course with his father, and we were excited to visit the Capital with the boys.
The car ride was uneventful - D.C. is only about 7 hours from our house by car, so it is an easy road trip. We didn't leave until 9am, and were in Johnstown, Pennsylvania for a late lunch. We made it to the Capital by 5:00pm, and spied the Washington Monument from the car window.
We met Dennis's parents at the hotel, and unloaded the luggage and Nolan's gear into our hotel room. We stayed at a Holiday Inn in Crystal City, which was within walking distance of a Metro station. I love D.C. because everything is within walking distance - we walked to dinner at a cool little Italian restaurant, then took the Metro to the Smithsonian station for a walk around the Mall.
We walked to the World War II Memorial, which was beautiful at night. Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII, so it was nice to see such a gorgeous memorial to all of the soldiers who fought in that war.
Each state is represented by a pillar around the monument. The boys quickly found "New York" and posed by our state's pillar.
We took a little break and Matt and Nolan were able to chit chat with Grandma.
After walking around and seeing the sights of the National Mall lit up, we headed for the Metro station for the hotel. We were excited to register for the marathon the following day, and to see the White House!
The WWII Memorial at night.
If you are visiting the Washington, D.C. area with kids, check out the following article: Things to Do in Washington, D.C. with Kids. There a a lot of fun, free activities in the area, and D.C. should be on every kid's "to-do" list!
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