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Friends

These are friends of ours from Our Savior.  On the left is Jeff and Valerie Offutt.  Jeff did daycare with me after school for five years, and now he's our afternoon 2nd grade teacher.  Valerie works for Texas A&M in Washington D.C.  In the middle is Jessica Hedrick.  She is our first grade teacher.  This is her second year here at Our Savior.  And then of course you know us.  :)

 

Newseum

Andy and I decided to spend our free Labor Day by going downtown to the Newseum.  It's basically a museum that's all about news from the past and present.  It does cost to go in, but I think well worth it.  Dad, you will definitely want to go with me the next time you are in town here.  I think you would enjoy it very much.

The 6th floor has a great terrace with a view of the Capitol building and Pennsylvania Avenue.  If you look closely, you can see construction starting on the Capitol. 

The Newseum has seven floors to enjoy. 

My favorite part of the whole museum was an area called the News History Gallery.  It had over 300 historic front pages of newspapers dating back to at least the 1600s. 

A newspaper cover for the Gunpowder Plot in England in 1605.  Love the hand drawn pictures. 

Andrew Jackson's funeral.

Battle of Fort Sumter (Civil War)

Santa Claus makes first appearance in Harper's Weekly in 1874.

Jesse James Assassinated

Buffalo Bills Wild West

Titanic Sinks

Lusitania Torpedoed

There was a section for 9-11 and a wall of newspaper covers of the event.  This is the radio antenna from the World Trade Center.  It was considered the tallest point in New York City. 

I also liked seeing a section for the Berlin Wall. 

Guard Tower

Rain was on the way so we had to get back to the metro, but before we went, Andy wanted a few last pictures. 

Welcome to our new home.