P6292101 On June 29, 2008, Kate, Aurora, and I headed into Washington, DC to The Mall. We were meeting a couple friends there for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This is a yearly event, so we thought it would be nice to take in. Here is a shot of some of the tents for the festival with the Washington Monument in the background. P6292101
P6292104 A photo of Aurora standing around while waiting for Sally and Ken to arrive. If it looks like she has dirt on her nose, it is actually a scrape from a fall she had taken a couple days before when walking around in her new shoes. P6292104
P6292108 We were waiting at the rear entry area from The Mall for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. There was some great petrified wood outside the entrance. The pieces are seen here with the Washington Monument in the background. P6292108
P6292109 The information about the petrified wood. P6292109
P6292111 Kate and Aurora were having fun checking out the birds. P6292111
P6292112 Aurora was excited to be out of the stroller for a little bit. P6292112
P6292114 Another one of Kate and Aurora. Aurora couldn't stop looking at the birds. P6292114
P6292115 Another view of the petrified wood. P6292115
P6292124 Another photo of Aurora. P6292124
P6292128 On the other side of the stairway that leads to the museum entrance is the 2.25 billion year old banded iron ore. P6292128
P6292129 The polished face of the banded iron ore, and... P6292129
P6292130 ...a zoom in to show the banded nature and colors of the rock. P6292130
P6292132 Once Sally and Ken met up with us, we started off for the festival. We got some nice glimpses of the Smithsonian Castle. P6292132
P6292133 There were 3 main displays for the festival: Bhutan, NASA, and Texas. This was a cool painting in a tent for Bhutan displaying the Himalayas. P6292133
P6292134 Kate and Aurora outside of the Bhutan area. P6292134
P6292135 Funny face on Aurora in this one. P6292135
P6292137 There is the smile. Ken and Sally are in the background behind Aurora. P6292137
P6292138 The view toward the Washington Monument outside the music tent for Bhutan. The NASA 50th Anniversary tents are in the foreground. The screens on the left are actually live feeds of Mission Control and the International Space Station. P6292138
P6292140 Aurora was getting down to the music. Don't worry, her nose got better with no scarring. P6292140
P6292147 Later on, we all grabbed a bite to eat. While we ate, Aurora decided to do some picking up of the trash left behind by some other people. P6292147
P6292148 Ok, now where is the trash can to put this in? P6292148
P6292150 A view toward the Capitol Building before we left the festival. P6292150

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