On our second day in DC, we got an early start and wandered by the Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was shot, and his home (where he died, and which is directly across the street).
Savannah pretended to be dead also ;-)
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History -- amazing that this is free!
Aunt Karen got to see dino bones for the FIRST time ever!
And, we spent a surprising amount of time standing in front of the tropic fish tank watching Dory & Nemo, as well as this giant clam, who was opening & closing. Beautiful :-)
We sprung for the butterfly house because -- well, what kids don't like to have butterflies land on them?
The man at the entrance told them that if they stayed still, the butterflies would be more likely to land on them. Gage was VERY patient, but no one landed on him.
But...then his smart sister found her technique. She picked a flower and would stick it right in front of a butterfly that was sitting on the flower. The butterfly would crawl to her flower, and then onto her hand. Brilliant :-)
Gage even mastered her technique!
For the record...if you ever go here, wear a green shirt. The people wearing green were covered in butterflies.
