Here are the photos we scrapped together of our trip to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia over Thanksgiving. My camera died the first time I took it out, and I somehow didn't take a spare battery. Asher's generosity in letting me use his iPod was much appreciated, and Aaron caught a few with his iPhone once he joined us in Philadelphia. Most of them are pretty grainy and low-resolution, but I'm so glad we have at least a few photos to remember a wonderful trip by! It really was one of the best Thanksgivings ever!
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| Arrival in Washington DC |
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| Steps of the Capitol building |
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| Inside the dome of the Capitol building |
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| Frieze and windows |
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| I've always loved this painting, but the entire gallery beneath the dome was filled with paintings of important events in American history--loved it. |
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| Library of Congress--the kids hated me for taking them there when they were "so tired," but it has paid off all the times since when they've recognized the building in movies and whatnot. |
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| The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum |
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| This guy loved it! |
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| We visited the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia--so cool! We saw the dissection of a lamb heart and a star show in the planetarium. |
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| Philadelphia skyline from the Art Museum--I spent so many days here when Asher and Addy were tiny. |
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| "Rocky" poses in front of the museum |
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| This guy needed his own--and since his sharing of his iPod is the only thing that made any of these pictures possible, we were glad to oblige! |
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| How much more thrilled could these guys be to see the scene of the birth of this country? This is the room where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated, voted on, and signed. |
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| Pretty sure this is how I looked the entire trip, as I provided history lesson after history lesson to my eager and attentive students, ha! |
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| Upstairs ballroom of Independence Hall |
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| Together in Independence Hall |
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| Outside Independence Hall |
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| Liberty Bell |
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| Valley Forge |
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| The Anthony Wayne monument at Valley Forge (Fort Wayne is named for Anthony Wayne, and we learned a bit more about him on this trip) |
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| Asher and his best buddy-cousin Ben at the Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving morning. |
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| This was Aaron's spot of choice--and about the only picture he (unwillingly) let me take of him on this trip |
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| The Mitchell and Evans clans on Thanksgiving morning, 2013 |
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| Chels and I oversaw much of the food prep, but Aaron and Sam did their share too--what a beautiful and delicious meal we had! |
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| A stop at Chocolate World in Hershey, PA on the way back--no better way to break up the trip than with a delicious chocolate stop! |
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