Ms. Mae Goes to Washington! And Other Grand Adventures!

Some of you might know, but others may not, that recently Maeby and I headed to the Nation's Capital for my sister Amy's wedding.

If Maeby could have done this (see below) the whole time we were back east, she would have been the happiest kid alive!

Sights of DC:

Washington Memorial (view from Lincoln Memorial):

Mr. Lincoln:

Vietnam Memorial (aka "the wall"):

Outside the White House - yes, she is her father's daughter:

Mount Vernon (Pres. Washington's House):

Maeby was standing there talking to this dummy for the longest time until she got annoyed that he wasn't talking back at her.

Most of her naps were taken in the car between sights. She slept pretty well on the road:

Cafe Deluxe - while not a National Monument, a ridiculously good eat and Maeby gets her first taste of Diet Coke thanks to her grandpa.

Marine Memorial:

Maeby & Grandpa Eskelsen:

Arlington National Cemetery:

National Cathedral:

Maeby's self portrait - she grabbed my camera, turned it upside down and clicked the button, I LOVE this picture:

Durring the sealing (aka wedding) while we were in the D.C. LDS Temple where my sister was married, Maeby was being watched in the visitor's center and after running a few laps around the inside crawled behind the curtain and fell asleep.

D.C. LDS Temple & Wedding Pictures:

Grandpa with Ilse & Maeby:

Maeby and I with my parents:

Maeby and her two cousins who were there; Tommy & Ilse:

D.C. LDS Temple:

After the marriage in D.C. we drove down to my parents house in Concord North Carolina. As per family tradition we were put to work.

Maeby and her Great Grandma Jan were supervising the spreading of mulch:

After a wonderful snack of yogurt she decided to use her spoon to help:

After ending up such a mess that my family looked weary of her entering the newly cleaned - ready for reception house, Maeby got hosed down:

She did escape her cleaning and her uncle David brought her back to finish the job and get a towel around her:

Cooling off in Nana and Grandpa Eskelsen's pool:

It was really fun for me to watch Maeby play with toys I played with as a kid:

Maeby with her aunt Amy and her new uncle Josh:

She was a fan of the food:

She was also a fan of opening presents:

Even though it was a long trip Maeby was a good little travel buddy and had lots of fun and giggles the whole time. She did awesome.

We're very excited for Amy and Josh and wish them all the happiness in the world!