Uncle Edwin (my younger brother) and his girlfriend Nicole visited us for a few days. We had a great time. We had a picnic at Iwo Jima.
Nicole and Edwin at the World War II Memorial. It is best at night! Nice shirt, Edwin!!
Lincoln Memorial
Marcus gives the best night tours in the area. He is also a very good photographer!
At the Korean Memorial. Betty kept saying, "But mommy I'm not tired!"
Still not tired...
Sojung
Raise your hand if you either read the books or watched the TV series about Laura Ingalls Wilder. I did both and wanted to be Laura. Minus the one room log cabin, no a/c, outhouse. I was interested in the cute prairie dresses and the adorable braids Melissa Gilbert had. 
Audrey and Betty were amazed that all grades went to school in one room. As a teacher I am thinking there could not have been enough planning periods in the day.
The girls were able to see a wheat field while in Kansas. The last picture is Sojung with my dad. The girls had fun eating the wheat and playing in it. 
When we crossed the state line from Missouri to Kansas Audrey and Betty were convinced that Meme (Marcus' mom) made this sign and put it up just for them. Too cute!
We spent an evening at the Chautauqua County fair. The girls had fun playing bingo. Audrey and Betty both had a bingo at the same time.
Sojung was able to sneak into the rodeo and see real live cowboys. This is her first time on a horse. 
We made a stop at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. 
This was our elevator to the top of the Arch. It seats five uncomfortably. 
In the elevator. It takes four minutes to reach the top of the Arch and three minutes to get back to the bottom. 
We made it! The view was great! Betty wanted to slide down the Arch but we convinced her to take the elevator.
We loaded everybody up and headed for Kansas for a nice vacation and a chance for the girls to meet family. The DVD player in the van was well worth the money!
