DC with the Chases'

The first full week of June, we found ourselves strolling around DC with Bruce's sister and her wonderful family.  Although Eliza has been to the DC vicinity many times, this was the first time she has actually been to DC. 

Eliza couldn't resist giving one of her famous hugs to her cousin Lilly when she saw her again. 

We went to the American History and Natural History museums. 
Eliza got to see Dorothy's famous ruby slippers

One of the original stones from the Nauvoo Temple

And... none other than Kermit the Frog

She found this giant Geode fascinating

But not nearly as fascinating as cousin Lilly. At this point, Lilly was great at pulling herself up on things, crawling, and could even take a few steps. Eliza was still pretty stationary, only able to roll on the occasion that she wanted. The two girls would sit together; Eliza would play with Lilly until she crawled away. After Lilly crawled away, Eliza would beckon and talk to try and convince her to come back.

 I really enjoyed the mummy and skeleton exhibit in the Natural History museum. I learned so much about male and female skeletons and how much scientists can learn about a person simply based on their skeleton. However, I found it a bit morbid to take pictures of that exhibit. 

We settled for this picture in front of the large elephant. 

Sitting on the mall lawn near the end of the day.  Eliza was so so good on this trip considering she only had a 20 minute nap all day. 

We finished the evening with a meal at Five Guys - they have unbelievably awesome fries, and their hamburgers are very filling. 

The whole gang (minus the photographer Bruce) outside the Natural History Museum