Wow! This was an amazing trip. I still cannot believe we were able to take our kids and see and do all of the great things that we were able to. It was such an awesome experience. I am not going to go into a lot of detail here because we always try to make a whole book about each of the vacations we go on. I just want to include some of the highlights!
We were in 8 states! (New York State, New York City, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Delaware and New Jersey!!)
We were gone a total of 16 days!
The first half of our trip we spent in New York State touring the Church History sites there. Mike and Debbie joined us and our two families traveled together. We stayed 5 nights in hotels at different locations along the way. We saw and learned so much. I love Rochester, NY. Chris and I both decided if we ever had to move far away from home, we'd go there. It was peaceful and beautiful...and I would take a stroll into the sacred grove daily!!
We were able to visit:
Liberty Island - Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
The Palmyra Pageant (my favorite part of the whole trip)
The Smith Family farm in Palmyra
The Sacred Grove
The book of Mormon printing office
The Palmyra Temple
The kids and dads did baptisms for the dead in the Palmyra Temple
Hill Cumorah
Niagarra Falls (awesome)
Lake Erie
Kirtland Temple
Newell K. Whitney store
Newell K. Whitney house & sawmill
John Johnson Farm
The second half of our trip began the Southwick Family Reunion. We were joined by Tracy, Bill, John and their families. We all stayed at Mike and Debbies house for the next week. Debbie had worked so hard to set up many tours and sight seeing opportunities for us. It was amazing. The weather was HOT and sooo humid, but overall we had such a great time.
We were able to visit:
A tour of the White House
Several Smithsonian Museums
A tour of the State Capitol
Federal Archives
Washington DC Temple & Visitors Center
A tour of the Pentagon
Arlington National Cemetary
Virginia Beach (the ocean was so fun)
The Glass House in Historic Jamestown
Chris had to fly home a couple days before the rest of us to get back to work. So the last 2 days the kids and I spent in New York City with Bill and Marci and their family. The only catch was that I had to drive myself and my children from Virginia...through the craziest traffic I have ever seen...into New Jersey to our Hotel. But we made it!! Once we got there Bill took us sightseeing.
We were able to see:
Time Square
World Trade Center Memorial
One of the best trips we have ever been on. But I'm pretty sure we needed some rest and relaxation once we got home. Every single day was so packed. We really made the most of our time there and saw and experienced everything we possibly could! Great experience we won't forget!!
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