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Re-enactors Heather Kenney and her husband, Thomas Mark, of Winchester, Va., enjoy the breeze as they take a tour boat to Fort Sumter on Monday, April 11, 2011, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/The Post and Courier, Grace Beahm)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Wizards coach Flip Saunders has used this season to evaluate the players on his young roster. "Are they guys that fit as far as the character that we're looking for to move forward?" he asked.
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From left, Claire Tarallo, 5, Nora Tarallo, 3, and dad Brian Tarallo take a break from flying to eat lunch during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. The family is from Herndon, Va. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Claire Tarallo, 5, of Herndon, Va., walks with her Disney kite as she prepares to try to get it into the air during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Kites fly near the Washington Monument during the annual kite festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. After 44 years of Smithsonian sponsorship, this was the first year the kite festival was put on by the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Kaziah Hall of the West Indian American Kite Association prepares to launch a large kite into flight during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Jason Dylan Miletic, 2, gets tangled up in a kite during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. His family came to Washington, D.C. from New York City to see the Cherry Blossoms, the monuments and the kite festival. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Richard Almon, of Seven Corners, Va., tries to undo a knot in his kite during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. "I borrowed it from a friend, so I really need to fix this thing and get it back to her in one piece," he said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Xander Hosler runs with his kite as he tries to keep it in the air during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. "We've been coming for four years and this is one of our favorite things to do," said his mother Renita Hosler, who lives in Silver Spring with Xander. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Xander Hosler, right, and his mother Renita Hosler keep an eye on their kite as they try to keep it in the air during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. "We've been coming for four years and this is one of our favorite things to do," said Renita, who lives in Silver Spring with Xander. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Washington, D.C. residents Lily and Henok Tekle try to assemble a kite for their kids during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. "This thing has been sitting in the closest for a few years. I figured today was probably a good day to bring it out," said Henok Tekle. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The West Indian American Kite Association was on hand giving out free kites and helping children put them togetherduring the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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In the center, Ben Strutt, 9, of Alexandria, Va., puts together a kite during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. The West Indian American Kite Association was on hand giving out free kites and helping children put them together. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Kites fly near the base of the Washington Monument during the annual kite festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. After 44 years of Smithsonian sponsorship, this was the first year the kite festival was put on by the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Xian Lin, of Potomac, Md., flies his kite during the annual kite festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. On his kite were the mascots from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Xian Lin of Potomac, Md., flies his kite during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. On his kite were the mascots of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Kites fly near the base of the Washington Monument during the annual kite festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. After 44 years of Smithsonian sponsorship, this was the first year the kite festival was put on by the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Joe Kleeman (left) helps Hada Carson, 4, a family friend, prepare her kite for flight during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. Mr. Kleeman said he hadn't been worried about a possible government shutdown ruining their day. "Once you tell all the kids you're going to fly kites, you're still going to go, no matter what the government does. We'd be out here either way." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Ben Strutt (center), 9, of Alexandria, Va., puts together a kite during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. The West Indian American Kite Association was on hand to give out free kites and help children put them together. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The West Indian American Kite Association was on hand to give out free kites and help children put them together during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
