Our Trip to Washington, New York, Amish Country, and Baltimore
July 31-August 8, 2012
Matt, Nikki, Will, Reid and I flew out of Atlanta and made our first stop in Washington, DC. It was Will and Reid's first flight. Will was a little nervous, but he liked flying.
Ready to fly!
When we arrived in Washington, we took a walk from the hotel to the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial, and the Korean Memorial.
The Washington Monument
The World War II Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
The next day we headed to Martha Roby's office, met her, and she had scheduled a tour of the White House for us.
Martha Roby-Our Congresswoman
We went to the Museum of Natural History...
Arlington National Cemetery...
The Air and Space Museum
The American History Museum....
And last but not least a baseball game at the Nationals Park
where Will got a game ball!!!!!
The next day we picked up our rental car and headed for New York City.
Fun in The Big Apple
We drove up to Newark, New Jersey, parked the car at the airport, then took the train into NYC. This was Matt, Will, and Reid's first time in the big city.
We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge,
went to a game at Yankee Stadium,
had Will's birthday lunch at John's Pizza,
Happy 13th Birthday, Will!!!!!
went to the Apple Store,
walked through Central Park.
Before leaving NYC, we celebrated Will's birthday at Junior's Bakery with a Cheesecake!!!
How lucky to celebrate your 13th birthday in NYC!!!!
Next Stop-Amish Country
We left New York City and headed to Pennsylvania to Bird-In-Hand. We took a buggy ride around Amish Country and our driver told us all about the way of life. We also rode around the area and looked at the beautiful farms and crops. We were amazed at how pretty the corn was.
We had a family style meal at an Amish restaurant. Will and Reid said it was their favorite meal of the whole trip.
This was the buggy we took the ride on.
The crops were so green. They had a lot of rainfall.
Matt enjoyed talking to the Amish man.
This was an Amish family pulling into their house.
Last Stop-Baltimore
After leaving Amish Country we headed to Baltimore.
While there we explored the Baltimore Inner Harbor, toured Fort McHenry, and went to a Baltimore Orioles game.
Baltimore Inner Harbor
Reid enjoyed eating fresh crab.
On the ferry to Fort McHenry
Ramparts at Fort McHenry
Such a nice ballpark!!!
The game went into overtime. We stayed through the 10th inning. Orioles ended up winning after we left.
After spending the night in Baltimore, we headed back to Washington to fly home. We had a great trip. Made lots of memories!
