We are somewhere in Connecticut! The first stop will be bathroom only. We got off to a late start but luckily our only item on the agenda for today is tonight's dinner cruise on the Potomac! The kids were nice and quiet for about an hour (it was very nice). I will post when we stop!! ... read more
We beat the rain and got a front row at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier! There was a woman honor guard which we have never seen before! She was in training. We also saw JFK and the eternal flame along with some other Kennedys. Now we are off to the capital building!! ... read more
After dinner walked around the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Wall and the Korean War Memorial at night! How do we keep track of 45 children in the dark at crowded places!? GLOW STICKS! And yes, I had to put them all together! We are heading back to the hotel now to pack for our departure tomorrow! ... read more
We just got out of mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ! Two of our students were chosen to bring up the gifts! Now off to dinner followed by more memorials tonight! ... read more
Parents, are you ready for a week without your 7th grader!? Lucky for you, I will be blogging daily so you can follow them on their adventure in DC !
A little background about myself:
My name is Katie Sheppard (one of Mr. Steele's daughters , #3). I was a mere five years old when I tagged along with my dad on the school trip and I've basically gone every year since. The past Six or seven years I've been chaperoning the trip alongside my father, a few siblings and my husband! I am a Senior CT Tech at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center in Boston as well as per diem at Brockton hospital... full info
