Philadelphia

 So many neat and important things happened in this building and it is always special to see where the beginnings of our country took place.  Philadelphia was the capitol of nation while D.C was under construction and getting ready.

 This is the court room inside Independence Hall.

 This room is just amazing!  I have been in this room twice now and every time I walk in I get chills.  This is the room where our founding Fathers wrote and signed the Constitution.  The spirit seems to always whisper that this was an inspire document and given to our country by God.

 This is the actual chair that George Washington sat in to sign the Constitution.

 Independence Hall is really beautiful.

 The Declaration of Independence.

 The ink feather pen that George used.

 While the nation was building the Capitol this is where the House of Representatives was.  It was in this room that George Washington was inaugurated President.  It's also where he ended being President and it is said that everyone in that room was crying when Washington was done being President.  Everyone loved that man.

 The Senate room.

 The Liberty Bell!

 Elfreth's Alley is the oldest residential street in America.

 Betsy Ross's house.

Benjamin Franklin and his wife Deborah's grave.

Washington D.C

 We woke up bright and early for our U.S Capitol tour.  It was so fun to see Senator Mike Lee's office and meet some of his staff.  One of his interns took us on our tour.  We had to see the Philo T. Farnsworth statue.  Thank you Ridgecrest Elementary for this one!

 The Capitol Rotunda is beautiful with lots of neat art work on the history of this great nation.

 The sticks tied together are all over the capitol.  A stick by itself can break easily but, lots of sticks bound together cannot be broken.

 Brigham Young representing Utah.

 We thought this statue was cool of Ronald Reagan.  Part of the Berlin Wall rock is around the base of this statue.

 The old Senate room.  We could not take pictures but, we got to sit in the galleries of the House of Representatives and the Senate.  Not to much was going on but, it was neat to see it.

 We then picked up Sarah, while Chris was in meetings, and headed to Mount Vernon.  This is where George Washington lived and he loved this place.  After being to Mount Vernon I can understand why George Washington wanted to be buried here and not in the middle of the Capitol.  It is such a beautiful place!

 During this trip I really came to love George Washington more.  He was such a humble man and didn't want all that was given to him.  He just loved God and wanted to do what he would have him do.  I am sure grateful to him and the great life he lead!

 We hung out on his back porch and enjoyed the view of the Potomac River.

 George and Martha Washington's graves.

 We then headed over to the American History Smithsonian.  This is my favorite Smithsonian and Mike missed it last time we were in D.C.  One of the original Sun Stones from the Nauvoo Temple is in this museum.

 Dorothy's ruby red slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

George Washington's blue military suit...His actual suit!  That is pretty cool!

Washington D.C

We rolled into Washington D.C that afternoon.  We caught up with Chris and Sarah and ate at the Old Ebbit Grill right by the White House.  It was good food and good company!

 After dinner we headed to see some of the memorials at night.  We went to the Lincoln Memorial which is always amazing to see.

 Looking down the Mall at the Washington Monument.

 Mike and I both had not seen the new World War II Memorial and it was awesome.  Both of my Grandpa's served in this war and Grandpa Harvey did also.  This is probably one of the best Memorials in my opinion and it should be!

 The Pacific where Grandpa Young and Davis both served.

 I loved all the quotes around the memorial.

 This quote above was my Grandma Young!

 We also went to see the Martin Luther King Memorial which was really neat also.

 I loved the quote on the side of this memorial

Across the lake is the pretty Jefferson Memorial.  Seeing the Memorials at night was really neat and they were beautiful to look at.