Day of Closures

Get use to disappointment. . .

Today we visited several DC sites that were all closed. We started our day at the Octagon building, where Pres. Madison lived, and where presently the American Institute of Architects is located. It was, of course, closed for renovation.

Daniel near the closed door.

Isaac playing with a program from last year.

Our next destination was the Corcoran Gallery of contemporary art. It was closed in the morning for renovation.

We then headed to the national headquarters for the American Red Cross - where the museum had been permanently closed.

Daniel on the steps of the extremely white building,

"mas brillante que el sol . .."

Daniel with Clara Barton, one of my heroines.

We then headed to the Organization of American States (OAS) building. Where they had beautiful gardens in the courtyard. . .

The lovely Aztec gardens in the courtyard.

I guess Che Guevara had reason to hate the OAS.

Isaac's reaction to the AOS gardens.

Our final destination was the Children's attic at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) headquarters.

I was disappointed to see the small amount of toys until we started playing with them.

The boys loved it.

Daniel playing with the toy car and Isaac climbing stairs,

currently their favorite activities.

Daniel loved the antique cars and the wooden Noah's arc set. It's hard to find toys made of wood and metal these days, I would have purchased the toys if they were for sale.

Daniel and Isaac kept fighting over Noah. Daniel thought it was Jesus, like he thinks anyone with a beard is, and every time Isaac picked it up he would grab it out of his hands, yell "JESUS", and hit him with it. This happened a few times before "Jesus" went to time-out.

Isaac on the stairs. He loves to climb.

On the way out of the museum we found ourselves on the wrong floor and before I could stop him, Daniel had ran into the library and yelled from the balcony to hear his voice echo. The researchers were less than thrilled.