January 21 & 22, 2006

On the third weekend in January, we take a trip to Washington DC. The Boston contingent included Katie, Annie Jo, Alayne, and Jason. We visited Cooper & Rachel, and also Allison.

Jason rides in the crazy-person elevator on Friday night.

Katie and Annie Jo sit together on the couch.

Cooper and Rachel. At this point in time, there is still a full container of meringues.

Alayne, out on the town.

Alayne, in the padded room. She sure is crazy.

Annie Jo and Katie are just beginning to wake up on Saturday morning.

Cooper reads through a guide book to learn about the cool stuff in Washington DC. Katie observes and offers suggestions.

Annie Jo and Katie, being happy.

Then Annie Jo decides to blow on Katie.

Alayne, looking good outside in front of the apartment building.

Katie and Annie Jo in the backseat of the Buick. They are getting exciting about being in DC, and are beginning to wonder when Cooper will park the car.

Katie and Annie Jo, cruising the strip.

A picture of Jason.

This guy was a very enthusiastic protester hanging out at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

This old lady took her protesting very seriously.
Note: Katie and Annie Jo are in the background.

The White House.

Rachel in front of the White House.

If it weren't for the fence keeping them out, who knows what Cooper and Rachel would have done.
(maybe throw some rotten eggs at the President)

Alayne at the White House.

This was as close as we got.

Jason thinks to himself "If I hop the fence, I bet I could make it 20 feet before the sniper guys on the roof get me."

Cooper, on the other, more famous, side of the White House.

Jason and Alayne at the White House.

It was a cloudy day at the White House.
(also not helped by the gloom of the current administration)

The IRS: who's getting audited today?

Cooper and Rachel, being intimate on the Mall.

Jason and Alayne, with the Washington Monument in the background.

Jason and Alayne stand under the Washington Monument.

The Washington Monument.

Cooper rests for a minute.

Lance Armstrong's bicycle in a display case at the Smithsonian Institute: Museum of American History.
Too bad Alayne's mom wasn't here to see this.

Getting ready for sleep after a long day.

Alayne's ready to go sight seeing again.

Cooper checks his email on one of his computer screens.

Cooper breaks out his hat.

Cooper is happy with his hat.

Alayne and Jason walk down the street.

Cooper pauses as we walk towards the Lincoln Memorial.
The Reflecting Pool is mostly dry.

Alayne is walking towards the Lincoln Memorial.

Annie Jo, Katie, Rachel, Jason, and Alayne stand in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

Abraham Lincoln takes a moment out of his busy day to sit down and pose for this photo with Rachel.

Looking out from the Lincoln Memorial.

Rachel, Annie Jo, Katie, Jason, and Alayne. At the bottom of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The Washington Monument is in the background, and the Capitol Building is also in the background.

Rachel, Cooper, Annie Jo, Katie, and Jason.
Jason is standing tall because he is proud to be an American.

Many people at the Vietnam Memorial.

Alayne at the Department of the Interior (South).

Alayne at the Department of the Interior.

Alayne and Jason take a stroll.

A Cheetah at the Zoo. This was Sunday afternoon, Allison took us to the zoo that is close to her new apartment.

This emu came up close to the fence.

This panda was lazing about and eating.

Allison and the Panda Bear.
A few minutes later, the panda stopped eating, got up, and pooped.

Alayne plays Su Doku in the airport.

Jason and Alayne wait in the airport to go home. They are both tired from the fun weekend.

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