Table of Contents

1. T-minus 1.5 hours
2. Hello from DC
3. Early Tuesday Update (about Monday, written early Tuesday, uploaded late Tuesday)
4. A Few Quick Pics
5. A Few More
6. And more quick pics
7. Pics around Arlington
   
8. Off to The Mall for fireworks
9. Quick Thursday update
10. Pics -- Hanging out on the Mall, part I
11. Pics -- Hanging out on the Mall, part II
12. Pics -- Hanging out on the Mall, part III
13. Cubs v Nationals
14. Cubs v Nationals, part II
15. DC07: Yup, we got some silliness
16. Yup, we were evacuated off of the Mall because of storms
17. Oh, and also
18. Glimpses into the trip
19. On the bus, part I
20. On the bus, part II
21. Laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown, part I
22. Laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown, part II
23. Laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown, the vid
24. July 4 afternoon/evening
25. The "crazy lady" at the White House
26. FDR Memorial pics
27. Few more group shots
28. Kids' pics of places
29. Unique poses
30. Final thoughts from the kids, vid part I
31. Final thoughts from the kids, vid part II
32. Final thoughts from the kids, vid part III
33. Penultimate post pics
34. Fini
    

Fini

It was a terrific trip; so good, in fact, that it's really doing a number on my decision to turn it over to others from now on. Mrs. Weatherholt, Mrs. Dunk and I have already had one brainstorming session about how to improve the experience in future years. We welcome your ideas and feedback; hopefully at some point in the next few weeks you'll receive a survey that we hope you'll take the time to fill out. But you aren't tied to that -- kids and adults alike are welcome to email comments and suggestions.

Thanks to you guardians for funding the trip and trusting your kids to our care. And thanks to each and every one of you kids who brought such thoughtful questions (edible berries aside...), entertaining personalities, and good behavior. An ancient Sumerian (cuneiform!) proverb says, "Discomfort -- it is an expedition." That's a truth with which I wholeheartedly agree; I don't look forward to traveling and do so only by overriding my profound reluctance. But you thirty-seven kids were such a pleasure to be around that in retrospect even the discomfort of trying to sleep on a bus is only a fading memory. You kids made the trip what it was. Thank you.




















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