Celebrating Independence in Washington

We were supposed to be going camping again for Independence Day Weekend. Unfortunately in the prior week there were torrential downpours so the campsites were all washed out. So we chilled out with friends at their pool, commiserating about the football on Saturday. Then on Sunday six of us plus Izzy headed off to Washington, to see a bit of the capital, our first visit. It was sweltering heat (check out the sweaty hair styles), but we managed to do some sight seeing. We went to the zoo, plus many of the downtown monuments. We even managed, after many attempts to get past the bureaucracy and Mr. Obey, to get in to the House of Representatives. After this we wandered the through the Capitol's grounds and come across a pre-4th concert practise, with Stevie Wonder singing. V cool indeed.

Isabella has started walking attempts, with up to 7 steps so far, before taking a nose dive. She also climbed all the way up the steps at the Capitol, holding my hands. I was so excited by this I failed to notice the bomb squad who were now circling the abandoned stroller at the bottom, on their walkie talkies... ooops.