Friendly Faces Galore!

It's been awhile since I've posted any pictures. Here are some highlights from the past few months. Lots of friends and fun! Come visit anytime! D.C. is a fun place to hang out :)

Myndi and Greg came to D.C. in February.

Beth and I enjoyed free admission to
Mt. Vernon on President's Day!

In March, we went to Philadelphia
for part of our Spring Break.

Independence Hall in Philly.
Important things were signed here!

I spent the second half of Spring Break with
the Boyds in Chicago. We love The Bean!

I also got to see Dustin for a brief moment :)

Tim and Amy came to D.C. last weekend!

And Jeff was here a few days ago!

Now spring is here and winter is over :)

I can't wait to see more wonderful friends this summer!

The Museum of American History

The Museum of American history has been closed since I moved out here, because it has been undergoing renovations. Finally, after 2 years, the museum re-opened this weekend. Today a couple of friends and I went down to check out the Grand Re-Opening Weekend.

Made by Betsy Ross.
The Flag that flew over Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.
Inspired Francis Scott Key to write our National Anthem.

Kermit!
"There's no place like home..."
Me With Dorothy!
Oscar The Grouch and Seinfeld's Puffy Shirt!

"Hello, R2D2!"

George Washington

Presidential Streets

Me as the President! You can't really see because of the
glare, but the podium has a Presidential Seal and behind
me are some famous politicians of long-ago days.

A Fall Day Downtown

I thought I would take advantage of the gorgeous weather and wander around downtown :) I went to the top of the Washington Monument and visited the American Indian Museum.

Fall in D.C. - lots of other people out enjoying the nice day

The Sculpture Garden next to the National Gallery of Art

I went to the top!

The Lincoln Memorial, Reflecting Pool, and WW II Memorial:
the view from the top

The White House

The National Mall - what a view!

Inside the National Museum of the American Indian

Outside the American Indian Museum

It's Been Awhile

I know, it's been a long time. But really, you can see most of these same pics on Myspace or Facebook. Here are a few of my favorites from my summer trip to the Midwest!!

Happy Prairie Dog

American Bison

The Famous Faces
Crazy Horse Memorial, SD
Feeding A Prairie Dog

The Wonderful Prairie

Badlands National Park, SD

DeSmet, SD - Ingalls Homestead
My Favorite State! I HEART ND!!
Fort Mandan of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, ND

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

The Trees in D.C.

The Christmas Tree in front of the Capitol Building

Julia and I in front of the Capitol Christmas TreeThe National Christmas Tree
Pretty, Pretty Tree!
Around the National Tree they have a tree for each state.
This is the best tree!Yep, it's the NORTH DAKOTA tree!! Yee-haw!
(I did not have to wait in a line of people for this picture..haha!)

Thanksgiving In NYC

Thanksgiving in NYC! An exciting adventure :)

Up EARLY to get a good spot in Times Square for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
We grabbed our spot around 6:15 am :) It was a good spot!

Times Square at Sunrise

The crowds at the parade - we never got on TV because we were in the spot where all the camera people also wanted to be. Oh, well, we had the best view!

My favorite show as a kid - there were several of the
classic Sesame Street characters on this float!

It was fun watching the balloon handlers - they all have matching outfits and vests. In between floats and balloons, clowns came over to the crowds. They told us jokes, threw confetti, and wished us a Happy Thanksgiving. We were right in the front, so we got a lot of clown-fives :)

SANTA!!!! Forget all the famous people we saw - here he is!!!

We walked through Central Park. It was a lovely, warm day!

5th Avenue - we looked at all the fancy, Christmas window displays.

The Tree in Rockefeller Center. We didn't get to see the lighting ceremony because it was scheduled for a later date, but we plan to see the one here in D.C. next week :)

In Rockefeller Center