DC Day 3

DAY 3
Sunday morning we had a hard time getting out of bed and missed 8:00 church. Instead we went to Mount Vernon with plans to go to church at 11:30. We got dressed in our church clothes knowing timing would be close later. We didn’t count on more rain, more dirt/mud, and an endless line of tour buses at Washington’s home. We had to wait in line about 45 minutes before we could enter his home. During this time Cambrie just wanted to kick the dirt, pick up muddy rocks, and sit on the wet grass. She didn’t make it to church very clean.

We at least made it inside the home and she was a pretty good sport about the tour. She liked seeing the baby’s bed, and their dinner tables that were set with ham ready for eating. We also saw Washington’s gardens, his stables, and his tomb. What do they say with real estate? Location, location, location. Washington definitely had that. Look at the view from his back porch. After church we changed and checked out of our hotel. Our next stop was Arlington National Cemetery. We just missed the 3:00 changing of the guard and had to wait until 4:00. During that time we walked the grounds. I love the feeling I get when I walk in cemeteries. Is that weird? It is so peaceful and relaxing. The rain made it even more beautiful and poetic. I love looking at the headstones and wondering what kind of people they were. What kind of lives they lived, and what stories they could tell. We witnessed the changing of the guard, as well as two wreath changing ceremonies which is something I’ve never seen before. It was all very solemn and beautiful at the same time.

Our last real stop was at the Lincoln Memorial. Cambrie had fallen asleep at Arlington and wasn’t very happen to wake up and see a giant Abraham Lincoln. She also has possessive tendencies. We asked a gentleman to take our picture but Cambrie was so upset that he was holding “mommy’s camera” that we couldn’t get a picture of her smiling. After she woke up a little more she was more cheerful and we got some last minute cute pictures before we left.
We had a great time in DC, but just couldn’t do it all. There’s no way you can. I can’t wait to go back to finish what we didn’t get to do.