Pro-Life March 2013

My family and I attended the Pro-Life March in DC.  We weren't sure if we were going to make it or not, but schedules worked out and we were all able to go together.  I took the kids out of school (they were being released early anyway, snow) and we met up with Joe at home.

In the morning, I spent my time picking all the warm fuzzy clothes out of all the unfolded clean laundry.  I'm so behind in laundry!  I wanted to make sure the kids were very warm since it was going to be frigid outside.  There was snow in the forecast which I was excited about!  I also had to gather all the gloves, scarves and hats that always seem unmatched and in different parts of the house.

I was most worried about Max, but he had his car seat and layers of blankies to keep him warm along with the stroller's umbrella tops to shield wind and snow.  Do you see his eyelashes coming in?  I hope they are as long and lush as his siblings'.  Mine seem non-existent.

We decided to take the metro instead of driving into DC.  The kids love taking the metro.

I'm always scared of losing one of the little ones in the shuffling in and out of the trains. 

Kids enjoyed riding the metro and reading the map while keeping track of the stops till ours arrived.  My kids wanted to stand up and hang on to one of the poles rather than sit.  I wasn't so keen on that but Joe convinced me that I was being a kill-joy, perhaps.  They did fine standing up during the ride.

We arrived at our stop and walked to the March. 

There were so many people.  I keep hearing differently about the actual number of people marching, from 500,000 to 750,000.  How does one really know?

We had family we trying to meet up with, but weren't able to find them or get in touch.

Bernadette was warm, but since she wasn't walking she got really cold.  I should have brought a blanket.

 

We eventually jumped in the march and walked to the Supreme Court.  It was really cool to read all the signs and march for LIFE with others who traveled from so many other parts of the country. 

It started snowing while we were marching and it made it even more beautiful - and cold.

We reached the Supreme Court said a few prayers and left.  We headed towards Union Station to catch the metro home.  As we were walking away, I spotted Franciscan University's banner!  That's where I went to college. 

The kids spotted a frozen pond and we stopped to take a look at it.  At this point, the kids' feet and fingers were frozen.  We made it to Union Station and hopped onto the metro.  We defrosted all the way home.  The kids had smiles on their faces despite the long march and cold weather. 

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." - Mother Theresa