Charde' and I got to spend a week together here in Washington DC. On Thursday the two boys that we love stayed at home while we did a bike tour of the monuments. Don't you love the safety vests? Touring on bikes was a terriffic way to see the monuments!!!!
We layed down under the Washington Monument and got this awesome view!
On Friday we walked around the White House this is the south entrance. We saw the Executive Building, the Treasury and the National Bank. We bought ice cream from a street vendor and watched a guy steal a popsicle from the vendor lady then throw his water bottle and wrapper on the ground and act like it was no big deal.
Nash slept in his stroller untill we got to the Holocaust Museum. Char had already been there so she let me go at my pace while she entertained Nash. The stories and displays were very touching. I sure hope none of us have to live through that type of an experience!!! I really liked the videos of the survivors.
We ate dinner at Uncle Julios. Our favorite was the thin chips and warm smokey salsa!!! Muy Bueno!!! (Char helped me with the espanol)
Trent Charde' and Nash at the Potomic River on the Washington Estate
Trent took Saturday off and went with us to Mt. Vernon- George Washingtons Estate and Plantation. If you go there plan to spend the whole day. We saw alot in three hours but could have stayed longer. It is a small town and farm with a great museum honoring George Washington and his amazing life. I learned alot and put some pieces of history together that I hadn't before. I did not know he was such a gentle man even while being a great leader and military man. He lost many battles in his military career yet he learned from each of them how to do better. He also listened to the advice of others and put his own pride aside and followed the plan he hoped would be best for the new America. I can not forget Martha his wife, George was away from home 8 years during the revolution. When he passed away Martha closed their bedroom door never to use the room again. She died only a few years after he did, I'm sure it was a broken heart!
This is the back of the house the porch looks over the Potomic River. It is beautiful!!! I think I could get used to this view, especially if the rest of my family was there!





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