Tuesday - Day 2

Another fun-filled day of seeing DC. We started at the National Archives. Here we got to see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This took most of the morning. We then headed to the offices of Congressman Burgess of Texas where one of his interns led us on a tour of the Capital. Special thanks to Thomas Dowell's aunt (Jill) for setting this up. We also enjoyed 15 minutes watching the proceedings in the House of Representatives from the gallery. We then walked by the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court. After dinner, we quickly toured the Art Gallery and then walked to the FDR and Jefferson Memorials. After we arrived back in our hotel we had a devo and now to bed.

This week we are being led by Carol with Joshua Expeditions and Debbie/Debra a tour guide from Washington. Carol has been the one that takes care of us from directing us through the subway, sharing to DC secrets that make the trip a greater success, to sharing her knowledge about DC and her faith along the way. Debra (or Ms. Debbie as the boys like to call her) has been a lot of fun. In DC, you must have a certified guide to help you as you travel from monument to monument if you are in a group. She has been a lot of fun. She even shared her "light saber" with the boys as we walk. She even took us to the top of her apartment building to share the view of the Capital, Pennsylvania Avenue and the Mall. What an amazing view...

Here are some things the boys wanted to share:

Quotes of the day from those we came in contact with:

• "You and me go back like car seats."
• "Your my brother from another mother."
• "Excuse me may I have your digits."
• "Could you please remove your feet from that table. People eat from there. It is not sanitary."
• "Debraaaaaaaaaaaaa!
• Our main guide Carol pronouncing BAG like Dr. Armstrong: "Don't forget your beg."

Subway fun:

• Clayton being the last one to scan his card on the subway and almost getting left.
• Brian needing a new card after losing his first one.

Rare waffles for breakfast.

Favorite events:

• Clayton - Seeing the modern art in the Art Gallery.
• Thomas - Hooked us up with a tour of the Capital Building through Congressman Burgess' Office
• Brian - Watching the Congress at work from the Gallery in the Capital.
• Dakotah - Modern art in the Art Gallery
• Troy - Seeing the White House from the Jefferson Memorial and the echo effect in the old Senate Room in the Capital.
• Marshall - Seeing the significant documents in the National Archives