Wow!  It's been a whirlwind of activity here, so we haven't had much of a chance to Blog!  We've spent a lot of time trying to see all of the sights since we got to D.C., and tried to take pictures of all of the places we visited.  All of the buildings are really cool, and there are lots of monuments and Museums.  We had an exclusive tour of the Capitol building, which was very cool!  And what a day it was yesterday!  We all got the chance to go on a tour of the Whitehouse (also very cool!), and then we had a group picture taken with President Obama and his dog Bo!  How cool is that?  Will right more later, but right now I need to get ready for an interview!

Over and Out, for now.

YEAH! more pictures!!

A bit of the Washington Monument. I have better pics but not in this camera.

The capital

Me with all of the other 2012 Champions from all 50 states. I am hidden in this photo.
More photos in a little bit after we get back

Here are a few pictures from our last couple of days of travel.

This is the inside of our plane before we left Minneapolis

Do I look worried?

Out my window

Our hotel

My dad can't find the bathroom in Washington DC

Hi everyone!  Sorry to report that it's only me, Robbi. Ian is so worn out so he asked me to come to the lobby to post to his blog. We have been going non stop since we woke up. First, a welcome breakfast then we all jumped on buses for a photo at Grant's statue, then we all went for a Congressional lunch at Capital Hill. After, we walked to the capital building for a private guided tour with one of MN Senators aides. It was amazing!
   Still to come tonight will be a private party at The National Air and Space Museum and for Wednesday, it has been confirmed, we will be going on a private whitehouse tour and President Obama has put us on his Calendar. Tomorrow we have a free day so will post photos then. We have many! Ian loved the ride here, except when the plane banked. I laughed so hard I was in tears because it really freaked him out. He ended up trading seats with me though because he changed his mind about a window seat and he LOVED watching as we flew over all of the states between MN and DC. Lake Michigan was boring for a short time but all in all it was fun. One thing I have to add, for those that know me will get a good laugh...I was laying on the ground taking photos of the Washington Monument, when Patrick (Ian's big bratty brother) decided to tell me about all of the mouse holes he was seeing in the field, then very close to my head, he claimed to have seen one. Well that was the  end of my artistic photography! LOL Bye for now! Ian is relaxed, laying in a very soft bed here at the Mariot, watching tv. I think I will join him!

A few photos

ooops! I wanted to add some photos from our summer so here we go

Ian and Chewie, Best of friends

One of our local DQ's on Blizzard Day!

We just got back from Ian's launch party. It was fun but Ian is a bit tired so I thought I would post for now. He will be adding more pictures later but I thought this one would be fun to add. I wanted to thank the employees at Walmart, Sam's Club, Remax, Ace Hardware, Dairy Queen, Super America and all other businesses that help raise money and awareness for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. For those who missed it, I decided I would add a few words, BIG MISTAKE, I cried instead, which caused Ian to cry-we were a right mess. LOL For now on, I leave the speeches up to Stephen. We love Gillette, they gave us the best gift in the world-our family...how can I not cry when talking about them :)

Here is one photo...more to come!

   Hi my name is Ian and I'm ten years old. I realy love to... Play with my dog, Hang out with my friends and other stuff. My favorit food's are..Hot dog's, mac and cheese and Pink Lady or Honnycrisp apples.
     I've been happy this summer. The reason why I'm typing is not just to talk it's to help the best hospital that does rehab stuff. That hospital's name is.."Gillette".  I want to tell you about what happened.... First, I got hit by a car. Second, I had to go through alot of things and third, I got a dog and were training him to be a service dog.
     I have been invited to a Minn twins game! I am waiting to find out if I will be able to go because I have something that makes me not be able to get to hot. I can have a heat stroke when it's hot. I hear that the Twins stadium gets pretty warm. I will let you know how that goes.
    I will be back later to tell stories or just come to chat about what is happening in my life.