We were able to reschedule our Capital tour for this morning. Unfortunately we had not read the fine print letting us know that no backpacks or bottles of any kind would be allowed in the building. We had 4 full nalgene's with us stowed in 2 backpacks. Wonderful and considerate (somewhat bored) Benton volunteered to keep watch over our bags and bottles outside the visitors center while the rest of us took the tour. Benton was in DC twice in 2010 and had taken the tour both times. The security officer at the door was very kind to offer to make sure he didn't wander away while we were inside and I was able to text him a couple of times during the tour to make sure all was OK.
The boys spent the remainder of the day in the Air and Space Museum while I was able to tour the Library of Congress all by myself! As the day was ending in DC, Benton was able to help the office at the Air and Space Museum take down and fold the American Flag.
Day 5
Its hard to admit it but time is flying by as Benton begins high school in September. Thus, we decided that we should try to visit a few colleges as we tour around. This morning we visited The George Washington University. It was great for Benton to attend the orientation session and tour the campus at Foggy Bottom. While we attended this Mark and William toured Arlington Cemetery.
On our way out of DC we decided to make a trip to Mount Vernon to see George Washington's house. The grounds surrounding the property are beautiful but we didn't get to see the house - Mark thought the admission price was too high and declared we weren't going in. We stopped by the gift shop and I picked up a postcard for both boys scrapbook. We spend the rest of the drive to Gettysburg listing to the boys lament that their dad is cheap.
Day 6
Gettysburg Day! Through our friend Don Sommer we were able to get connected with Doug Boden for a private tour of Gettysburg. Doug has been an official tour guide for more than 15 years and we are so lucky to have spent 3.5 hours with him. He drove us through the battle grounds and described the 3 day battle in great detail. He really made the property come to life.
Also, Potato Chip Factory Outlet Day! For 90 years the UTZ Potato Chip factory has been producing chips near Gettysburg, PA. We just couldn't pass through this area without checking it out.
And, Laundry Day! We spent our Friday night at the local Gettysburg laundromat - that's where all the cool people go. The boys declared that laundry required a Blizzard, so a stop by Dairy Queen was first. Fueled with the Nutter Butter Blizzard of the month they were ready to watch me work magic with a double loader and a stack of quarters.
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