Trip Story Number One

The first place we went to after leaving Union Station was the Capitol Building. It was only a few blocks away and Brandon was already at his top excitement levels. As we got closer to the Capitol we noticed more and more security and police officers. When we made it there, the Capitol was surrounded with chains and fences. I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to get close or not. Brandon noticed that we were concerned about how far we could go up the steps. He looked up at me and said, "ok Ma."

He looked around at the police officers, there were probably about 6. Brandon throws his arms up with his hands in the air. He yells out, "Sirs, Policemen, Sirs, We are not here to do any harm. We just want to go up the stairs. Is that ok?"

The police officers laughed and told him that it would be fine for us to walk up the stairs to the chains. Brandon thanked them and we went up the stairs for a few pictures.