Heading out in the morning -- had to wait for a bit to catch a train with room!
Meanwhile, Dad was exploring the crowded Mall.
Safe in the warmth of King and Spalding's swank offices. This is post-Inauguration, which we watched with a bunch of other people on TV.
Getting tired but holding on.
Ditto.
For the first part of the parade we found ourselves an empty office on the fifth floor to watch from.
Comic books and toys eat up the time until the parade starts.
Eager anticipation.
The crowd across the street from us. Caribou did good business that day.
Early phalanx in the parade.
Our only halfway decent shot of the Obamas -- you can pick out Michelle easily in the yellow. We could see their viewing platform there on the right, but we were at the end of the route and they didn't come past us.
Classic Biden gesture.
He succumbed around 5:00.
On the way home!
At home, Dominic recovers energy with his first spring roll.
