January fun on the National Mall

Today we went on our annual family fun day/ Christmas/New Years trek to the National Mall. It started in 2005 with preggo photos outside the National Gallery by the I.M. Pei mini-pyramids and mirrors. We went again the next year when Elliott was but a wee (well, actually a rather chubby and very bald) baby, but in 2007 it was so cold and windy that we only took photos inside the museum. Today our main goal was the train exhibit at the Botanical Gardens. It was chilly but clear and still, so then we walked in front of the reflecting pool (scaffolding for the inauguration has begun!) over to the National Gallery, used up the rest of the camera battery, and then had lunch at the Museum of the American Indian where we ate a tremendous amount of food and practically blew our whole January dining out budget. John and Elliott both slept for two hours this afternoon (but not together). I sure have fun with those mirrors!