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!
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