Otto's visit

Otto got here a week ago and we have had a busy week.  The trip started with a milestone - Otto flew from Portland to Washington DC (with one stop in between) all by himself.  He did great and actually had a good time (they gave him a big bag of peanut M&M's - something his mom would never buy him).  This will be how he will travel a lot over the next couple of years once we move to Burkina Faso - so he can go back and visit his dad regularly while i stay at post and work.

 (Not a good photo, but i wanted documentation of this 'first')

We have visited our favorite museums (Natural History and Air & Space on the Mall). I was able to drag him to the portrait gallery for a viewing of some modern art and he even liked it (but we stayed less than 30 minutes which is generally the true decider of whether he likes something or not).  He has been a real trooper at work with me this week, sitting through some boring meetings.  He had his birthday while here and is TEN - how is that possible!?!  here are a few photos of his trip.

We got our diplomatic passports

Watched a film at the Natural History museum with a close relative

Carved some pumpkins

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OTTO!!

And today we are headed to the Mall to make history.  We are going to the Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive rally. Otto has never been to a rally, so it should be an interesting experience for him. He doesnt appreciate Stewart-Colbert humor as much as i do - so it may fall under the 30 minutes to boredom rule.