Mount Vernon

Teddy Bear toast, courtesy of Pinterest. It was a big hit with the girls!

On Thursday we went to Chick-fil-A for a birthday lunch for Katie! We had a great group of ladies there to celebrate--and our kids owned the place, I'll tell you that! ;) I only took one picture but that's all right...

On Friday, we went to Mount Vernon.

We bought tickets through groupon in November and they expire on March 31, so we had to go! The Heit's and Wangberg's also purchased the same groupon so we all ran into each other there, which was very nice. George and Martha appear to have some new grandchildren :)

Sister love--it does exist!

Oh hello there, Chris! haha

The highlights of the visit (for the girls) were the animals. If we looked at nothing else but the animals, Lizzie and Cate would've had no complaints.

This is the old vault where Washington was once buried.

But in the mid 1800s (I believe), he and other family members were moved to this area.

We walked down to the wharf, which meets the Potomac.

We managed to take what we thought was a fabulous family picture...then we noticed Cate hahaha

We went back to the Education Center after visiting the animals (again!). Inside was the Hands-on-History area, designed for kids 8 and younger. This was another favorite for the girls; they did not want to leave! They tried on dresses from Washington's era.

A kid-size Mount Vernon was full of dolls and furniture, just begging to be played with!

They loved taking care of the babies.

I was invited to a tea party.

No better way to end your day= Cafe Rio!

We had a fabulous Friday at Mount Vernon. Hope you all have a great week! :)