Outer Banks 2011!

I finally have the pictures ready. Since a video is funner, faster, and better to watch, that's what I did--a slideshow. You probably remember Gab did one last year. So I did one this year! And now my first video is published..*sigh*...I feel so proud of myself. :P

(P. S. The pinchy hand motions we make in some of the group pictures are because Bug loves to make "crabby hands"...)

DC - Days 3 & 4 // All the rest ;)

I just wanted to get all this done, so I'm combining days 3 and 4 to make a nice big jumble of pictures for you. But first a little update from the Coulter home:

Swim meet went great! Gab especially did fantastic. (more specifics later) We all had so much fun swimming, especially against Faraview--the team that we knew a bunch of people on. Next week? Here we come Hollymead!

Somehow this morning Josie managed to hit her head on the side of the pool while diving in. Impressive, right? She had to get stitched up at Dad's office. All the while, Gab and I were stuck in a freezing cold classroom listening to a lady talk about preparing for the SAT and PSAT. *sigh* Yep. We missed the excitement.

Ok, now for all the pictures (I'm gonna just throw them at you :P)

Cute, huh? ;)

The original Wright Flyer, except the cloth and the tail thing, I think...

Yeah, I know...I look weird...:P

Bug when he fell asleep

Amelia Earhart's plane...yes, the original. Isn't that fun?

Her suit and goggles...
At Ford's Theater...remember this? Who knows their history? :P
The booth place that Lincoln got shot in...

While driving past the Washington monument...

The sunset from the hotel window (Day 3)

...with an airplane...

...getting darker...

:)

In front of the Capital

The Supreme Court building...

The big hallway thing...

...on a column outside...

...in front...

The Library of Congress. I know: FUN. :P

Recognize this from National Treasure, anyone?

IT. WAS. GORGEOUS.

You should go sometime; it's totally worth it.

Ok. That just about finishes it up. We also went to the Spy Museum, the National Archives (saw the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights), and the Holocaust Museum, but not photography was allowed there, so you don't get to see. :(

But...that was our trip to DC!

DC - Day 2 // The Basilica and Air and Space

Day 2 was The Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (where we went to Mass) and the Dulles Air and Space Museum. This was probably the favorite day. The sights were fabulous. Starting with the basilica...

So that was The Basilica. Isn't it pretty?

Then we went to The Air and Space Museum...the one near Dulles. That was cool because they had a bunch of "1 and only" planes. :P

This is the plane that dropped the bombs on Japan...yes, the very one. It was restored.

Umm...yeah.

Gab and I being...weird. :P

Oh, this one's cool! This is a plane that can split down the middle and act as a car too...
The balloon-y thingy that came down from...Apollo 11 or 13 or something that landed on the moon...
In front of the museum...

If you'll notice, Bug decided to choose his on place to pose...

Annette and Bug-bug (isn't this so cute?!) right by the museum...

Them + me :P

Bug started...uhh...not smiling then. ;)

My attempt on getting the night view from the hotel window...it's not so good, because I used my iPod camera. :)

So. Day 2. All done. Unfortunately, on the third and fourth days we went to some museums that we couldn't take pictures in, but I still have a bunch of other pictures, so I'll still post 'em up.