It was a fantastic day to go explore the home of our first president, George Washington. Going into these old homes and seeing the grounds were they lived opens a window into how they lived their lives. This was one truly amazing man!
The home tour started out much like the others. The home was beautiful, with some rooms painted with really bright colors(this showed wealth in that time) and beautiful paintings originally owned by Washington himself. Toward the end of our tour a older lady collapsed to the ground, nearly landing in the fireplace in Washington's office. The ambulance was called and I hope she ended up being okay. We'll never know, we were rushed out the door and that ended our tour. It sure made it memorable.
We all had a great time exploring the rest of the grounds around the home, the tomb where He and Martha are buried, and the museum about Washington's life was fantastic!
Views from the back porch of Mont Vernon...
Amazing View of the Potomac
Group shot of us taking in the views off the back porch.
Kevin had to work, no time off when you're in the AF residency.
Mom & Dad
It was so fun exploring more of the area with them.
SO glad they were able to come for a visit!
Washington's carriage
The stables
Sitting by a very clam Potomac River
~ November 4, 2014 ~
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