Vacation! Virginia Trip: 8/16/13 and 8/17/13

8/16/13

We went out for a walk along the bike trail that my Dad frequents and we stopped by to see the nearby Quarry.

Next we decided to look up some Geo-caches while we were out there.

Found it!

8/17/13

We left for home on a rainy day and from what I remember it was pretty uneventful!

And that wraps up my photos from our vacation last year! Almost exactly one year old!

Vacation! Virginia Trip: 8/14/13 and 8/15/13

8/14/13

At the National Zoo. It was hot and we were pushing the stroller uphill for most of it. It was neat but nothing like our Texas Zoos ;-)

8/15/13

Garrett, Landon, my Dad and I went for a scenic drive into the Shenandoah Mountains. Ethan gets carsick so my Mom stayed home with Ethan and they had a special day together.

I was in love with the mountain views...they were amazing!

  

It was a beautiful day. It was a several hour drive each way so after a morning of driving and driving around the mountain top we continued on a little ways to a scenic little town to eat lunch.

The church yard had some very old graves. It's sobering to realize how easily whole families of children used to succumb to illness.

Bank building. I love how stately old bank buildings are.

Vacation! Virginia Trip: 8/12/13 and 8/13/13

8/12: Low key day. Took a walk around the area.

8/13: The boys stayed with Grammy and Garrett and I went to walk the National Mall and see as many monuments along the way as possible. Along the way we stopped in to see the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.

World War 2 Memorial

Washington Monument and reflecting pool

Lincoln Memorial

View from the top of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
 

Vietnam War Memorial

Korean War Memorial

Roosevelt Memorial

Walking along the Cherry Blossom Tree path

Neat old bridge

View of the Jefferson Memorial from the bridge

Jefferson Memorial

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Early US Space Station

View from inside the space station looking up

Hubble Space Telescope

Space Toilet

A couple different models of space suits.

Moon Lander

  

Spaceship Discovery Model

Life-size