This was a fairly quiet stay, here, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. We stayed nearly ten days, however half of it was spent with Sydnee and I traveling to Dallas to take some family photos (and fill up on all the yummy Fuzzys Tacos). We did some site-seeing, but not right around the campground we stayed at.
We took one day to see Mount Vernon, home of our President George Washington. We did not tour his home, but we walked all around the grounds of Mount Vernon.
We saw some trees planted by George Washington, himself! (read the plaque on the tree below!)
We walked through his gardens, which provided much of the food eaten on his property.
We saw where his horses were stabled, the carriage he rode and where his servants all lived.
We sat on his front steps and walked around his backyard.
We also saw his grave. He is buried in a tomb with several other family members.
We were all really glad we took the time to see his home! So interesting to imagine such a prominent man walking around the land there.
The day that Sydnee and I arrived back from Dallas Fort-Worth, David and the boys picked us up from the airport. We then drove over to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. All of the Smithsonian’s in D.C. are still closed, due to Covid. This one, outside of the city, is open!
We saw some neat aircraft. Neat mostly for the other people in the group. I just take the pictures.
Another day trip we made was to Washington D.C.
Let’s just say that dually trucks do not belong in our Nation’s Capitol. We were hoping to drive between the capitol and the House of Representatives offices, in order to get a good in-car view. Each time we would get close, capitol police would come out of NO WHERE and re-direct our truck! It was the craziest thing. We never saw them in the intersection until we approached. It happened twice, so we became suspicious. We stopped and asked an officer on a side road, and he said no dually trucks near the capitol. Apparently it is a security threat. Who knew?!
We brought the kids’ scooters for them to be entertained while we walked all around the city. That turned out to be SO fun! They loved scootering and we loved having them keep up with us. We were also able to see all of the large landmarks because of their ability to scoot quickly.
We were not able to go into any of the buildings, but we were able to walk around them. We got up-close to the White House, Lincoln’s Memorial, the National Mall, and of course, Ford’s Theater (where Lincoln was shot). After learning so much about Lincoln, the kids LOVED seeing large Lincoln. (Especially Sydnee. She has studied him, in-depth, in previous school years.
We saw much of the city, as well as Arlington National Cemetery. It was so serene with the crisp fall air and pretty red trees!
Last thing to note during this weeks time, is our stop in Jamestown. After we left our campsite, we made a long stop in Jamestown, on our way to our next campsite in Virginia Beach. Jamestown is rich in history, and canon demonstrations. The kids loved that!
Then we drove a short ways from Jamestown to Yorktown. Also a very historical spot. The museum was closed, but we walked to this amazing statue.
As you can tell, the boys have had a lot of war-time learning lately. Sometimes, even Sydnee gets in on that action.
Now on to Virginia Beach!
Until next time,
