Summer vacation, day 2

Arlington Cemetery

The morning of day 2 was probably the worst day of the whole week.  At least we got it over with at the beginning, huh?  I believe the temperature was close to 100 degrees, and the humidity was so high.  The kids all hated the cemetery.  It was so far to walk to see the things we wanted to see.  They'd all gotten to bed late, and everyone was grumpy.

Getting ready to change the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

 Dallin was the one kid who got something out of the visit--he enjoyed copying some of the inscriptions on the headstones.

 We headed indoors for the afternoon at the Museum of American History.

This place appealed more to the little girls in our group--here is a display of antique children's clothing.

The First Lady's clothing exhibit was also very much enjoyed by the girls:

 Then we headed back out into the heat to see the Washington Monument:

And the World War II Memorial:

And, since we were so close, the Lincoln Memorial: