Eric had a few vacation days to take off this week and we were going to head to the coast for a few days, but with all the rains last weekend we thought we would wait for things to dry out a bit. So, we decided to do a few day trips around the area. One place we headed to was Hyde Park, NY, home to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Since moving to the East Coast, almost five years ago, I have loved and learned so much about our nation's history. Much more than I ever did in school. This was the fourth presidential estate that we have visited. (Washington's Mt. Vernon, Jefferson's Monticello, and Eisenhower's in Gettysburg) Eric and I talk about all the cool things we have seen with Ella and Chloe that they will never remember doing except for the reminders we have in pictures. Ella has seen more in her four years of life than most do in a lifetime. I will miss the easy access to American history once we move back out west. I guess I'll get reacquainted with the Lewis & Clark story! We arrived to the Roosevelt Estate and enjoyed a quick tour (thanks to two bored girls) of the Roosevelt Presidential Library, a video about the family and then a tour of the house. All were very interesting and would have been more enjoyable if we weren't trying to entertain a 1 and 4 year old. There are a few other houses that the family owned nearby, but our time was limited. Below is a picture outside the visitor's center. Ella had quite the attachment to President Roosevelt!
Eric had a few vacation days to take off this week and we were going to head to the coast for a few days, but with all the rains last weekend we thought we would wait for things to dry out a bit. So, we decided to do a few day trips around the area. One place we headed to was Hyde Park, NY, home to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Since moving to the East Coast, almost five years ago, I have loved and learned so much about our nation's history. Much more than I ever did in school. This was the fourth presidential estate that we have visited. (Washington's Mt. Vernon, Jefferson's Monticello, and Eisenhower's in Gettysburg) Eric and I talk about all the cool things we have seen with Ella and Chloe that they will never remember doing except for the reminders we have in pictures. Ella has seen more in her four years of life than most do in a lifetime. I will miss the easy access to American history once we move back out west. I guess I'll get reacquainted with the Lewis & Clark story! We arrived to the Roosevelt Estate and enjoyed a quick tour (thanks to two bored girls) of the Roosevelt Presidential Library, a video about the family and then a tour of the house. All were very interesting and would have been more enjoyable if we weren't trying to entertain a 1 and 4 year old. There are a few other houses that the family owned nearby, but our time was limited. Below is a picture outside the visitor's center. Ella had quite the attachment to President Roosevelt!
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Sounds like a great weekend! i love that you guys get out and DO stuff around here!!! I never knew about either of the places you went! Note to self: see more of the East Coast!
Thanks for the remider to get out and experience things while we're here!
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