Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Quigley Vacation - Gettysburg
On our last day in the DC area, we headed a little farther north to Gettysburg. It was beautiful! We climbed the zillion steps to the top of the lookout tower.
Then visited a memorial that looks like a castle. And you get to climb it too!
It was such a fun trip! Thanks again to the Quigleys for coming out and sharing your vacation with us!
Oh, and one last fun picture. Gotta get it in here...
We love you, Steven Colbert!
Then visited a memorial that looks like a castle. And you get to climb it too!
It was such a fun trip! Thanks again to the Quigleys for coming out and sharing your vacation with us!
Oh, and one last fun picture. Gotta get it in here...
We love you, Steven Colbert!
Quigley Vacation - Iwo Jima
If you've ever met Ben's dad, you know he's a Marine and proud of it. So a major part of our DC trip was seeing the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team perform at the Iwo Jima Memorial, just outside Arlington National Cemetery.
See the bugler on the monument? I've heard Taps a hundred times, but this performance was the best ever.
If you've never seen the Silent Drill Team, you've got to google it and watch a video. Your jaw will drop. Its amazing!
The Commandant's Own (aka Marine Drum & Bugle Corps) performed. AMAZING!
And the Silent Drill Team. They use no commands while throwing their rifles (with attached bayonets!) through the air and flipping them around within inches of each other. Yikes!
See the bugler on the monument? I've heard Taps a hundred times, but this performance was the best ever.
If you've never seen the Silent Drill Team, you've got to google it and watch a video. Your jaw will drop. Its amazing!Quigley Vacation - Quantico & DC.
We were so excited to have Ben's parents come visit last week! They came August 7-16 and we spent a few of those days sightseeing in the DC area. We started at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Then we saw the monuments at the National Mall in DC. It was hot but beautiful. We started at the capital.
Ben and I have been to DC several times since January, but this was the first time that the area right in front of the capital was open to visitors. It was so pretty!
We dropped by the National Archives and saw the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence. Then we walked down to the WWII memorial and the Lincoln Monument.
Last stop at the Mall, the White House. Mama Quigley was so excited to see the Obamas' vegetable garden! :)
Then we saw the monuments at the National Mall in DC. It was hot but beautiful. We started at the capital.
Ben and I have been to DC several times since January, but this was the first time that the area right in front of the capital was open to visitors. It was so pretty!
We dropped by the National Archives and saw the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence. Then we walked down to the WWII memorial and the Lincoln Monument.
Last stop at the Mall, the White House. Mama Quigley was so excited to see the Obamas' vegetable garden! :)
So much fun!
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