In August of 2011 we went to Virginia for a week. We took 3 days to drive there and 3 to get back, a fun 2 week vacation! There is so much to see: Mt. Vernon, D.C., beaches, historic old towns, we could have stayed all year and not have seen it all. Everyone's favorite was Mt. Vernon. We took most of the day to explore the old home of our country's President. The ideas he installed while in office, what he believed it and who he was really shine through in the tours. My boy-scout boys were able to earn patches by answering questions at the end of the tour. There is also a well put together museum for all ages on the property. In August it very humid and hot - I loved it since I am always cold here! Just to see a small taste of the history of the United States is so worth the drive. We absolutely will be going back someday.
The next year was a more relaxing vacation. We decided that a week on the beach in San Diego would be a good change from our daily routine. We ate out, spent time playing in the ocean, made many sand castles, toured a few museums. We stayed at the welkresorts.com/san-diego/. A great place to take a family vacation. We had a water park and 8 pools all to ourselves since we went during the school year.
The boys are great at funny poses, and climbing on things. Here they are with Laurence Welk and fishing with dad on the pier.
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| Mira-mar Air Show, Alex is being a jet and then pretending to get sucked into one! |
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| Old Town San Diego |
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| More great poses! |
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| The Boss, "Mr. T" |
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| Cafe on the OB Pier, my favorite place. |
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| We walked back in the rain... allot of rain!
This last year we went to Idaho to see friends for a few days. The highlight was a day to Yellow Stone. An inspiring place of natural beauty.
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