Mom and Dad Roring are out visiting us for Mom's spring break. We were able to go to the Zoo on Thursday (which I didn't get pictures of sadly). And then able to go to Mt. Vernon on Friday. At the very beginning of the "tour" you watch a movie to give you a little background on Washington. During the introduction, Jack fell forward off his chair, and hit the chair in front of his with the bridge of his nose. So Jack and I missed the movie because he was in a lot of pain. It is a decent sized gash. Poor little guy.
Anyway, we really enjoyed Mt. Vernon. It is beautiful and has a lot of history. Behind us here is Washington's flag. It has 13 stars.
And here is his tomb. We learned that in his will, it stated that they needed to build a new nicer, bigger tomb for him and his family. So this is actually the second place he was buried.
We got to ride in a horse drawn carriage. Jack was a little bit hesitant at first, but then he loved it. Right by where the carriage was, they had a cool invention by Washington. They would put a bunch of the wheat stalks in this big building and then have the horses trot in a circle on the stalks. This would separate the wheat and it would fall down through slats on the floor. Washington was a great agricultural inventor.
This was their mansion. It was kind of sad to hear how little time Washington actually got to spend at his home. He did a lot and sacrificed much for the good of his country.
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