Thanksgiving Trip to Pennsylvania and DC

We had the opportunity to go visit my brother and his family in Pennsylvania over the Thanksgiving break. He is finishing up his PhD at Penn State. We stayed in State College for a couple of days and then headed to DC for the rest of the week. We had a great time. Morgan got to meet and play with two of her cousins, both of which were more than happy to give her lots of love and attention. En route to DC we went through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Lancaster County has large Amish and Mennonite populations. It was fascinating to see the Amish in their buggies, especially the ones with childrens faces curiously sticking out the front. The Amish children are adorable. We saw more than we thought possible in DC in the 3.5 days we spent there. We saw the National Mall with its monuments, several of the Smithsonians (Air and Space, American History, Natural History, Gallery of Art), Arlington Cemetary, the National Cathedral, the National Archives, the National Zoo, attended a session at the DC temple, and went bowling. We walked a ton and all were completely exhausted each night when we got back to our hotel. In addition we visited Gettysburg and Hershey Chocolate World on our way back into Pennsylvania. My favorite sites from the trip were the National Archives (where we saw the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence) and the National Cathedral. Paij's favorites where seeing the monuments on the National Mall. It was a great trip and we couldn't have asked for things to have gone any smoother. Thank you John and Megan for letting us visit and for helping make the trip so wonderful. We are grateful we got to spend Thanksgiving break together.