Cindy's sister Jackie, Larry, and Grandson Chris came to celebrate the 4th of July

Jackie, Larry and Chris arrived June 27th after visiting with our brother Bruce in St. Louis and their son, Corey and family in Georgia. Jeff and I took it easy on them that evening. We started off Sunday morning on the metro into DC. We toured the whole mall area which includes, World War II National Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, White House, and then to the Old Post Office Tower to see the city.











On Monday we decided to take it easy for a day and headed to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Rehoboth Beach is a one square mile seaside town with a fun beach and a lot of fun shops. It was Chris's first time in the ocean and he had a blast.



Tuesday we went to Arlington Cemetery, Arlington House and the Marine Memorial.





Wednesday we went to the top of the Washington Monument for a wonderful view of the city and surrounding area. Then we walked to Senator Tim Johnson's office in the Hart Building to meet our tour guide for a great tour of the Capitol. We met Jeff at Chadwick's for a beer/pop and a bit to eat. It was time to relax.





Thursday we visited the Air and Space, Natural History, and American History Smithsonians. We spent about 6 hours touring around the museums.

On Friday we went to the Awakening, Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial and the Pentagon.






On Saturday the 4th of July I took Jackie and Larry into the Tea Party at the Capitol and Jeff and Chris took in minature golf. In the evening we went back into the city for the concert and fireworks. Once again both were spectacular.


Sunday was a relaxing day to pack, go to a movie and order pizza.





On Monday we were sad to see Jackie, Larry, and Chris take off but a good time was had by all.