Washington DC continued...

We are still enjoying our time in D.C. Today we had planned to do a day trip to Mount Vernon, but heard it was very crowded and the lines were very long. So we opted to go back into Washington. We did get tickets this morning to do a tour of the Federal Bureau Engraving; however after a long day, we were tired (and it was looking like rain) and decided to return early to the hotel. We visited the Natural History Museum. Parts of it were very interesting - seeing the Hope Diamond (world's largest). The kids enjoyed the bug area and the gems. After this we enjoyed lunch at the Ronald Reagan building which has an awesome food court. This is by far the best place to have lunch - not very crowded at all and lots of choices. We then went back to the Air & Space Museum and the guys took in an IMAX showing of Fighter Pilots. Natalie enjoyed participating in a paper airplane contest (Nathan was a bit jealous he missed it). After this we walked around a bit waiting on the guys to finish. We caught the Metro and returned to call it a day. Tim enjoyed some quiet time at the pool. The kids and I rested in the room. Tomorrow we head to the Capitol for our scheduled tour. Should be interesting! More to come...