He doesn't have wooden teeth!!



Sweetness!



Katelyn captured this beautiful pic

That was one of the things we learned today about George Washington when we visited his home at Mount Vernon. Such a beautiful estate for an outstanding man of God. We toured his house, the grounds and even saw two-week-old baby lambs. So sweet! This was where we encountered a very funny comment from one of our students..."you know, if you shave the sheep, you'll kill it." 

(We are definitely saving the list of "isms" for future enjoyment and use.)

 

Paige, Deanna & Jihyun at Mount Vernon

 

Brooke flashing a smile



After eating lunch in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, we had the privilege of visiting the Pentagon Memorial from 9/11. Most of the students were too young to remember this event when it happened back in 2001; however, for the adults, viewing this memorial brought back the realization of what happened on that morning and the impact it has taken on our country ever since.

  

Pentagon Memorial



Back on the bus, we returned to D.C. to see Ford's Theatre. This is the location where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The theatre has been restored to its original condition and the Presidental box was fully decorated to represent that period of history.

Next on the agenda was a visit to the Jefferson Memorial. What a beautiful site especially with all of the cherry trees in bloom (we have more info on that tomorrow). When you stand on the top steps of the memorial and look inbetween the trees, you see that the White House has a direct view.

 

As you can tell, this was already a very busy day for us but we still had more to do and more to see. We hopped back on the bus and took a short drive over to the National Archives where we saw the ORIGINAL Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights as well as the Constitution. You could probably spend an entire week in this building alone! But you will not see any pics from here....not allowed.

It was then time for dinner. We ate at Fresco's Italian Eatery...very yummy. Our last two stops for the evening were at the Lincoln Memorial and the Korean Memorial. Many were amazed at the size of Lincoln's statue. He appeared quite large to those of us standing at the base. The Korean Memorial is quite something as the statues of the soldiers are life-sized. It truly helped all of us to develop a perspective on what our soldiers have sacrificed for us.



Olivia's pretty face on the bus

Tomorrow is another full day of D.C. treasures.  Catch you then...