Grandma, Papa, and Uncle Michael are in town, and we have all kinds of fun things planned for their time here! Today we loaded up the car and headed into D.C. to see the National Christmas Tree. Eli has been wanting to see the White House, since we have only driven by it the last few times we have visited D.C. So we thought it would be fun to see the Christmas decorations.
Turns out, Eli was less than impressed with the 18-foot tree, but the rest of us still enjoyed the adventure. To his point though, I didn't realize that the National Christmas Tree was so small haha. We did find out after-the-fact that the Christmas Tree at the Capitol is 84 feet...so I can hardly blame him haha. Mommy definitely missed the mark on that one. Oh well. We'll have to try again next year, buddy, and go for the big one instead! Whoops :)
Anyway...we made the trek to the National Christmas Tree outside the White House. It was a little cloudy, but thankfully pretty warm, so it was a nice day to walk around D.C. And thankfully it wasn't too crowded either.
The walkway around the tree was filled with {even} smaller trees for each of the states and territories, as well as a nativity. The ornaments on these trees were designed by students from their respective states, and the kids enjoyed looking for the Texas and Virginia trees.
We walked around to Lafayette Square to get a closer look at the White House from the other side. I remember visiting in college, so it's kind of fun to share it with the kids now.
So we didn't see the biggest tree in D.C. this time, but it was still fun to walk around and enjoy the nation's capitol. Now we have another adventure to go on next year...see the really tall Christmas tree {at the Capitol}! :)
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