Vacation

Jeremy and I headed out to Washington DC early on the 4th and were looking forward to a relaxing and fun vacation.  We went to Iwo Jima to watch the fireworks lit off right at the Washington monument, it was fabulous!! 

Getting ready for the show

The next day we walked approx 100 miles around DC and saw the Washington Monument, White House, WW2 Monument, Museum of American History, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial and then Nationals Stadium.  We had an unfortunate loss that night, but it was a fun game and nice to have a few beers after a hot and tiring day!

The next day was another busy day around DC.  We walked around Air and Space Museum, National History Museum, Holocaust Museum and Smithsonian Castle.  We headed back to our hotel and had a great dinner out at a Tapas restaurant.  A wonderful end to a busy and educational time in DC!

Smithsonian Castle and garden

Our next stop  was Pittsburgh and after a frustrating drive around town looking for gas, you wouldn't think it would be that hard, we went down town on a boat tour and then Station Square for dinner and drinks.  

Pittsburgh has 410 bridges, wow!!

It was a rainy Friday, all day!  We tried to walk around, but just ended up getting wet!  We did find the oldest restaurant in Pittsburgh, The Oyster House, and then back to the hotel to warm up and dry off!!  The night was beautiful for another baseball game.  PNC park was awesome and the area around it was great too.  We went to dinner at the Tilted Kilt and then into the park to watch another loss :(

 

We had an early flight on Saturday and then finally home to see Braylen and mom and dad!!  We really enjoyed our single vacation, but we were also very glad to get back home!!