Saturday, May 4, 2013

The National Mall

Since we have a few days to kill before David has to sign in and get back to work, we decided to do some sight seeing.
The Lincoln Memorial
The Gettysburg Address
Washington Monument from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
A momma and her babies in the reflecting pool
The Vietnam War Memorial
Memorial for Nurses
The Korean War Memorial
The reliefs in the wall here were so neat!
 
I'm sure there will be many additional posts about this area!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Kentucky Horse Park

One place in Lexington the kids never tire of is the Kentucky Horse Park.  It is the one thing Grace said she wanted to do while we were here (well, other than doing crafty stuff with Grandma).
My kids love the story of Ol' Red. 
Man O' War 
I don't know how many times I've been to the horse park, and we've never ridden on one of the horse drawn trolleys - but today was the day! 
 
We always enjoy the Hall of Champions and seeing all the retired race horses and hearing their stories.
 
And then there is the Parade of Breeds: 

Today must have been our lucky day because we were able to tour barns that haven't been open in the previous times we've been there.
The workhorse barn. 
I have never seen a horse with a blue eye like this.
Miniature donkeys
 
They had a fun area outside the Kid's Barn where the kids could pretend they were horses and jump over the gates they had set up. 
I'm not sure she can get much cuter. 
I really hope this is not a sign of things to come.
I liked the rodeo and all, but I don't want my boy to get hurt riding saddle bronc (or bulls either!) 
The kids had an opportunity to ride horses while we were here. 
Waiting their turn. 
Had we known what it truly meant, we probably would've skipped it since both of the kids had just spent a few days on the farm riding by themselves on a bigger horse. 
My kids love to role play...

As long as my daughter continues to love horses, I imagine we will return to this place many times.

Henri Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

While we were at the wreath laying ceremony, David spoke with a Dutch family who was able to give us information on how to find where his gr...