The conference begins tomorrow, and I am exitedly preparing. My family and I arrived in Washington, D.C. yesterday, and today we took a tour of the White House, viewed the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, and visited the Lincoln Memorial. It was a full day filled with discovery and exitement. There was so much to see at the White House and there was an abundance of information available. We toured the Red, Blue, and Green rooms, and we saw places like the library and the State Room. It was a wonderful opprotunity. My sister Kourtney was enraptured by the dinosaur fossil exhibit at the Museum of Natural History, and my grandma enjoyed seeing the Hope Diamond. My mom and my sister Kaitlin enjoyed browsing through the vast collection of minerals and crystals, and my grandpa is going to return to the Museum of Natural History this week to see the exhibit about the earth's core. My dad and I were pleased to walk along a garden path near the Museum and find the Wishing Tree. Tags and pencils are provided, and people are encouraged to write their wish on a tag and tie it onto the tree. My dad and I wrote our wishes and placed them on a lower limb of the tree. I will try to upload videos and pictures. The Lincoln Memorial was a wondeful way to end the day. We had a great view of the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial was fantastic! It was a wonderful day, and I hope that the rest of the conference will be just as great!