The Trip

So in the last little while we were able to take a trip back east and visit family and friends.  While we were there we took a little time to see a few sites.  Really you need like 2 months there to be able to have enough time to see everything.  We flew into Pilly and then drove to Jersey where we stayed with some wonderful friends kind enough to let us live with them for a few days.  We hadn't seen the Roberts for a while, but it was fun to be able to enjoy their company and get reaquainted with them.  Such great people, we didn't even get a picture, totally bums me.  They took us out for a chilly boat ride on the Delaware river, Sage and Analise tried tubing with Tanner and Nicki, ther kids, even uncle JD got in. Way too cold for me, overcast and then the spray from the boat and the wind, sorry I didn't get in (i know i am a wimp).   Pretty interesting with jersey on one side and Pennsylvania on the other.  No Pictures ( i have been slacking on my camera skills)

Later we also we went to the Jersey Coast with JD and Robyn. The waves were pretty big and strong and I was too scared to let the girls get in very far, but they played in the water for a while and we found some big seashells

We also drove into Washington D.C. We rode the subway downtown, which was an experience in itself.  I don't know if the girls thought it was fun or not, definantely faster than trying to take a car.  We didn't have much time, but we went into the Museum of Natural History (again no camera - hello) They have the Hope Diamond there on display, which was not as big as I was expecting, but it is the biggest blue diamond they

have found

I was actually more impressed with the necklace and diadem (tiara) that napoleon gave his wife, one for marrying him and then one for having a son (diadem actually had emeralds, not turqoise, in it when he gave it to her)

We also went to see the Washington Memorial and the WWII memorial - both really cool, Robyn, Analise, and I hung out and by the reflective pool, while Chris, JD, and Sage walked over to the Lincoln Memorial. 

The next day we went to the Washington D.C. temple.  The whole reason we made the trip.  We went and saw Chris's brother and his wife get sealed as well as their little 5 yr old, then Josh got sealed to his

 David and Marsha also.  It was pretty cool.

Then of course we all celebrated by eating too much food at Cheesecake factory - Yumm

The next day we flew out of Philedelia, so we left a little early and saw the Liberty Bell.  We didn't have nearly as much time as needed and though a lot of places were free, you had to get there in the morning to get a ticket.  Still pretty amazing that is where really our whole country first started out. 

It was  fun, fast, but fun trip.  Thanks JD and Robyn for hanging out with us!!