We returned from our trip to the East Coast last night at 2:00 AM. We drove straight through from South Carolina to my parents, picked up dogs, and drove home to Cresco. Made pretty good time considering we added an hour on due to construction/delays. I will not lie.....there were tears shed at various times throughout this wonderful trip.....tears of sadness and tears of happiness. It definitely was a memorable vacation and good for the heart!
So instead of trying to put all sorts of pictures on one post, I will be sharing three post. Within each one, I will list the highlights of the various places we visited.
Our first stop was the wonderful Washington DC. We stayed with some friends of ours, Deanne and Darby, only Darby was gone on offical "Army" business. It was great to spend some time with Deanne and the girls, Molly and Ellie as well as travel and tour Washington DC.
Highlights of the trip:
* We had the pleasure of watching amazing fireworks of Washington DC being shot over Washington Monument. Because it was over 100 degrees and utter chaos, we decided to watch them from the Potomac River, right by the monument. It was so intense as there were 29 other surrounding suburbs doing fireworks as well so it lit up the sky. A moment I know none of us will forget.
* The first night we were in DC we decided to visit the monuments and White House. As we get close to the White House, security police show up pushing everyone out of the area. They were very intense. As we started walking away, the sky because full of activity - lots of helicopters etc. Next thing we know, Air Force One is landing with the President. We did not see him, but it was pretty intense.
* Spent one day at Mount Vernon, George Washington's home. I didn't think this would be very exciting as I am not a history person, but it was very cool! I suggest it to anyone visiting Washington. Kids loved it. They even shot off "day fireworks" that were colored powder. It looked just like the real thing, only spread out like powder. Very cool.
* I loved the monuments and memorials - Last time I was there they did not have the World War II memorial, which was beautiful. The most impressive one for all of us was Arlington Cemetary as we watched the "Changing of the Guards". Good for the kids to see and learn as they had lots of questions afterwards.
* Rest of visit was full of touring and fun. Kids got really good at figuring out Metro and getting around.
So, while it was very hot.....it was a wonderful vacation and time spent together. Enjoy the pics!
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