This weekend we drove to Virginia. We went to Mount Vernon first which was about an hour away. It was a beautiful drive. Of course it is super green and lush there too. There were so many people that we drove around forever looking for parking. After we got in we saw they were having a Market going on this weekend, so maybe that was the cause. Such a cool place though.
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| Damon next to 'little Washy'-President Washington's grandson |
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| They were showing and selling lots of old timey stuff. |
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| Pottery Man |
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| Music people |
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| They had a Militia training reenactment they did in front of the house. |
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| They opened it up for questions and stuff after. Cool to see the uniforms and guns up close. |
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| Mount Vernon Estate |
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| Gardens |
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| Don't mind Kyle's crazy eyes...he just can't keep them off me :) |
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| The tour of the Estate was really cool. The rooms were so decorated and had such vibrant paint on the walls. To see the original furniture and things they used was just amazing. They had 9 guest rooms! And the kitchen was separate from the house. |
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| They talked about the treatment that was done on the outside walls. It was wood planks which were carved to look like stone. Then they were painted and had sand thrown on it while it was still wet. That made it have this sort of stucco look. |
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| The view from the back porch |
Then we went to Old Town Alexandria. Loved the old shops, restaurants, and water front.
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| We tried this pizza place, and it was great! |
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| The Reagan Airport is pretty close so you could see the planes coming in to land. |
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| This guy was playing music with these glasses that had water in them. It was freaking awesome! |
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| Love the cute shops! |
5 comments:
Loved the crazy eyes! Ha Ha, I was laughing as soon as i read the description....Missed you at the book club! And for the Applejack festival!!!!! We just miss you guys, but LOVE seeing your updates, and the fun you are having. Can't wait to see more.
What a cool place. I would love to see that! I love old houses. It's so amazing to see how they lived and all the old furniture. I love the old shops too- so fun! You look gorgeous once again! I LOVE your hair like that- so cute!
Ah Reesie, what amazing things you guys are doing! Such cool things to see an experience with your family. You look so beautiful... Thanks for talking to me today! Like always, it made my day. Love you!
How AWESOME! Oh i love all the pictures... HOW great to experience all of that history. I love the picture of Da and 'little washy' haha!! so cute ;)
love your sweet wonderful BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO
ASH
reesie pieces, i'm loving all the posts. makes my heart ache to go back. please keep taking lots of pics
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