Mt. Vernon

K8 really wanted to visit Mt. Vernon while she was here visiting. Q6 made a little fuss about it being HER birthday and HER day and SHE should get to choose. But ... we still went to Mt. Vernon and everybody had a great time. We didn't stay too long, and we went early. We were there by 8:00 for an 8:20 tour. We had bought an extra ticket thinking that MM was coming, but he didn't. We missed him, but we sold his ticket to a lovely stranger who bought it from me after I asked the ticket office if they'd take a return.

We brought Flat Stanley along for the girls' cousins in Georgia.

Flat Stanley at Mt. Vernon




Flat Stanley with sheep




After going through the house (no photos, please) we sat outside and looked in the little out buildings here and there.




The girls love the necessary. I love the necessary.




We headed down to the Potomac, visited the 16-sided barn, and a little slave house. We stayed at the slave house a long time. The girls pounded corn, threw the corn to the chickens, and told the interpreters that there were squirrels in the chicken house. They knew. They didn't care. I'm betting every single guest tells them there are chickens in the hen house!

C7 and chickens




And we saw and smelled a lot of animals. I think they had 80+ lambs.




Good times.