Saturday morning we ventured out bright and early to head to Mount Vernon. It was decorated for Christmas and we also got to see the third floor of the mansion...only open for the holidays. We also learned much more about George Washington and his life at museum they have in honor.
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| George, Martha, and their grandchildren |
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| Someone had enough of being held on the tour of the house |
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| Down by the Potomac River |
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| The 16 sided barn where they processed wheat |
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| Aladdin the Christmas camel |
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| Patriot the pardoned Thanksgiving turkey |
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| We learned alot about making pure chocolate |
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| Gingerbread scene |
The next stop after a late lunch was to see the White House and a couple of the memorials. There was a big event happening at the White House as the helicopter came, landed, left and came back several times. We also walked past the "Occupy" camp on Freedom Square...it was an experience to see all the tents. The best part of the day was going to the World War II memorial.
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| Occupy Washington |
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| The helicopter landing |
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| This could be in the AWKWARD FAMILY ALBUM |
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| I guarded the groceries on the way up from the truck |
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| One of the many wonderful meals that Gabe made for us |
We were all so tired by the time we got back to Hanni's from ALL the walking we did!! It was the longest day we had on this vacation. Gabe cooked for us almost every night we were there and it was so tasty!!
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