Obama Rally

Barack Obama came through Columbus today with 2 days to go until the election. We all went down to the State Capitol to see him. (And by "we all" I mean about 60,000 of our closest friends.) We rode bike and parked down by the river, and then walked through half of downtown trying to find the end of the line. You can kind of see in this picture how the line wound back and forth on our way to the rally. It took over an hour, but we were constantly moving--and eating PB & J sandwiches--so the kids did great.


By the time we got there, Sadie was tuckered out and could take no more. (She eventually woke up and returned to her usual Obamaniac self, cheering for Barack with the rest of the crowd.)

Eli took it all in as Michelle and Barack took the stage. He was probably more interested by the police guys standing on the roof of the Capitol across the street.

We never really could see Barack live and in person, but the big screen video was very helpful. And maybe someday Eli and Sadie can wow their grandkids by showing them pictures of when they went to see Obama. (I'm feeling quite confident that their grandkids will at least know the name President Obama.)