Obama in the House

So the other day we were sight seeing and we decided to take a walk down to see the White House. You will never believe who we saw, you guessed it Pres. Obama! Can you believe it, well if you can't that's because it didn't happen!!! Ha Ha I know I had some of you going! One thing I do know is that this city is crazy for anything and everything Barrack. All of your regular tourist shops are now Barrack Obama shops. Some of the stuff they have really cracks me up! So I decided I would gather pictures of some of my favorite, crazy shirts they have. Here are just a few and I am sure there will be more post like this one:

This one is my favorite

Also, Porter & I took a little morning trip up to the Botanic Gardens. It is a Conservatory full of different plant life and it really is the coolest little place. Each little conservatory has plant life from different climates. My favorite was the jungle it was so pretty, I could have stayed in there all day. They also have a part of the building where there are different sculptures and items people have made from plants.

Porter on the butterfly bench

These are high heal shoes made from leaves and the heals are made from bark

This is the Garden Conservatory, it was so pretty

This is on level two of the Jungle Conservatory

I just thought this flower was so pretty

The bridge in the Jungle area

This is a big sculpture of area

Baseball, Indian Museum, & The Capitol

Tuesday night we took Porter to his first baseball game. Right when we left it started to down pour, so the game got put on rain delay for a couple of hours. But, that was ok with us we had a lot of fun just walking around the stadium and buying Porter his first Nationals cap! The game didn't start until almost 9:00, we were afraid we wouldn't be able to stay that long. But, Porter was so good, he loved it! He would clap, he loved the players, and even sat in his own seat like a big kid and watched the game. Saturday we went and enjoyed the day at the Indian Museum. They have a lot of really cool things there. Also, we took our nightly walk to the Capitol. It is so pretty up there. Here are some pics from the game, the museum, and the Capitol!

Isn't he cute? Porter watching the game!!

Porter & Dad

Porter & Mom and my lovely rain poncho

Porter & Me and a rug from the Indian Museum

The Capitol

National Mall

Yesterday night we went out to the mall. We have been there a couple of times, but never had our camera, and never went through the whole thing. Yesterday, despite the humidity we decide to give it a go! We both really love the National Mall and all of the wonderful monuments they have there. Our favorite however, is the Vietnam Wall. There is something really touching and personal about that particular monument. It so simple just a wall with names. But seeing all those thousands of names of people who gave their lives is in the name of freedom is very touching. Every time you walk through the mall you come out with a greater appreciation for this great country, for its history, and for the brave men and women who fight for it. This countries history is so rich and so interesting! We had a great night and are really loving our time here!

Us with the White House in the background

Porter and Me by the Vietnam Wall

Porter and Dad with the Washington Memorial in the background

Korean War Memorial

The Capitol we get to look at this everynight coming home

Future Art Critic

So we live across the street from the National Portrait Gallery. I am not a art person by any means but I thought it might be cool to check out. It is a really cool building and I actually really enjoyed going through it. Porter really loved it too, he loved making sure that his voice was heard by all. He has really discovered echoes, so you have all these art people in deep contemplation about the paintings and their deeper meaning. Then there is Porter screaming and yelling "DADA" over and over again. Here are some pictures from our adventures at the Portrait Gallery!

This picture was my favorite -I just thought it was really pretty!

This picture of Joseph Smith is also in the Gallery along with one of Brigham Young

They have a whole wing dedicated to the Civil War, of course I loved that-here is Porter with a picture of Robert E. Lee

Porter & Ulyess S. Grant

Porter & Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Porter and his sun hat

God Bless The Crazies

So growing up around my family I have had my share of observing crazies!!! However, DC is chuck full of them and they crack me up! That is my favorite part about this place I could watch them all day!! And mom stop right where your at, NO I DON'T GO UP AND TALK TO THEM OR GET TO CLOSE- AND I KNOW I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL I AM NOT IN AURORA! So with that said here are a few of my favorite moments courtsey of the crazies.

* Second day here me and the fam walking down to the Smithsonian. We stop at a vendor owned by a small Asian man to get a refreshing drink of water. A very old African American homeless man sneaks up behind me and grabs a water and shoves it in his bag! Very sneaky or at least he thought so. The vendor see him and starts yelling at him -nobody can understand anything that is coming out of his mouth. The very old man then starts screaming bad words at him and walks off with the unpaid water! The funniness in this comes from the two people who were fighting - a very skinny Asian and a old as the hills homeless man! Nether could hurt a fly both thought they were going to kick some ass!!
* On Wednesday Porter and I are walking home from a afternoon out! All of the sudden behind me I hear BEEP, BEEP, HONK, HONK--being yelled very loudly. So I get out of the way and see a man who looks like Mckfoley the wrestler! All dressed in black with a crazy hat on he is just singing to himself and loving life. Then he looks at Pdiddy and as he walks away yells " Hey there little dude, Jesus loves the children!" " Yea everyone Jesus loves the children!" Porter loved him and what he had to say.
* Man on the metro keeps yelling every two seconds " I am a Wild Child, God Bless Ya!"
* I saved the best for last! Yesterday we were walking home from the grocery store. When this man started yelling, " Have you ever seen an angel walk?" He just kept talking like somebody was right next to him! Then he walks up to this other homeless man and starts to take the change out of his cup! He said, " Come here let me see that." Sticks his hand right in the cup for some money! The other homeless man has a big problem with this and they proceed to get in a fight!

Tourist

So in the week that we have been here we have been able to get out and see a lot of this great city! The big part is that we don't have to wear ourselves out we just go and take our time!! We have been able to go through completely over several days the American History and Natural History Museums. Porter and I were able to go through the American Portrait Museum, and surprisingly I really enjoyed that. We went to the movie Night At The Museum, Battle of the Smithsonian @ the IMAX Theatre in the Natural History Museum. Today, we went to the D.C. Zoo, which Porter really loved! The Panda's were really cool and they Gorillas were awesome, they were wrestling-Kevin got a huge kick out of that! Here are some pictures of our past weeks adventures! We will take better ones once our camera is working!

Porter @ Clyde's enjoying Ice Cream!

Porter, Me, and Theodore outside the IMAX

The Washington Monument on are Sunday Stroll

WWII Memorial -under the Wyoming sign

I love this pic-the sunset is so pretty

My favorite President

Porter the tourist-enjoying a cookie break

National History Museum-Porter outside the ocean exhibit

Every time we go for a walk, Porter leans as far out of his stroller as possible to take in all the sights and sounds! P.S. he is a huge fan of the pigeons and the beggars!!

National History Museum -Porter, Me, and the giant turtle

Porter and his friends-

We loved this Gorilla he was posing for us the whole time! This was his thinker pose

Home Sweet Home...

So this is the fifth time in four years we have moved to another apartment! This one is just for the summer and it is the smallest, but one of the nicest apartments we have been in. It is located in downtown D.C. and is a studio apartment. Yep, that means there is no bedroom, just a kitchen, bathroom, and living room/bedroom. However, there is a really nice, big walk in closet and you guessed it that is where our sweet little Porter sleeps. We figure he doesn't know the difference -bedroom, closet who cares!!! Also it was completely furnished for us everything from furniture, towels, cleaning supplies, electronics, and dishes were here for us. It is small but we really like it and it will due for three months! Since this feels like a three month vacation for me, why not feel like you are living in a nice hotel too! Here are some pics of the place. P.S. we got out here and discovered we forgot our charger to our camera. So that is the reason behind the lack of pictures! Until our new charger arrives crappy pics from the phone will have to do!

Kitchen

Living room/dining room/bedroom

Our lovely little couch

Bed

Bathroom

patio