Day one

Today we made the voyage from Birmingham to Baltimore.  Last night a bunch of us who came up to Birmingham to spend the night before we flew out went out to eat to Outback.  Tim from Baldwin received a LOVELY gift from a waiter. (he dropped a huge tray on his head) 

After we landed in Baltimore,  we had a wonderful lunch at Phillips Seafood.  After we ate, we traveled into Washington, D.C. (stopping on the interstate for around 45 minutes due to a big traffic jam) and went on a monument/memorial tour.  We saw the World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial Wall, Korean Memorial, and Iwo Jima Memorial.  

 The weather was not too hot, and a little humid.  Walking to the bus from the Korean War Memorial it began to sprinkle a bit but it was a little refreshing to be honest!

We checked into our hotel and had a brief group meeting and pizza party.  The kids are exchanging pins and stickers from all the other states staying in our hotel which is a GREAT way to meet new people from all over the country.

Time for bed check...stay tuned for tomorrow!