Vacation with the Phelps - Beach & DC

On Sunday we hit Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to soak up some sun and dip our toes in the icy water.

Ashton in the hole.

Landon in the hole.

We went to this all-you-can-eat crab place called Old Mill Crab House in Salisbury, MD. It is seriously the best place ever. I've been there twice now and can't wait to go back for some more tasty snow crab. Mmm...

Tuesday was our last sightseeing day in Washington DC. We got started a bit late, but were so glad that Ben could come along!

We saw the DC temple first.

And we took a close-up look at the White House. It is so pretty!

Ben & Landon (and Paula), heading back to the car.

We are so glad that the Phelps could make this trip! It was so much fun sightseeing with everyone and seeing so many new things. Already looking forward to seeing Paula, Ashton & Landon again this summer! Love you guys!

Vacation with the Phelps - DC!

The sightseeing continued in Washington DC last Friday and Saturday. We were very fortunate to have Ben with us for both days!

We had some lunch before going to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, or the 'Money Factory', as Ashton calls it.

One million dollars in $10s. Jealous?

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The DC metro, on the way back to Dover, Friday night.

Saturday was the big day for the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. So we got there early to wait in line to get on the metro. It was COLD!

Ashton is way into bats right now, so he was thrilled to see the bats at the Museum of Natural History.

Scary!

Waiting in line for the National Archives. We were so lucky... didn't have to wait very long at all to see the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and the Magna Carta. It was amazing!

Silly Ben.

Vacation with the Phelps - Philadelphia.

Last Thursday we saw Philadelphia with the Phelps. It is so fun sightseeing with different people! I got to see so many new things that Ben & I missed on our first trip.

We started at Benjamin Franklin's grave.

The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

Landon was snoozing at Independence Hall, but popped open his eyes for the picture!

Paula smooching me at the Rocky Museum. Mwahh!

So you know how Rocky ran up the stairs of the Philly museum to get in shape? I can never remember what that museum is actually called, so I call it the Rocky Museum. And of course we ran up the stairs and took pictures next to the Rocky statue.

Sunny, Me, Ashton, Paula, Landon, Jay, and Kemp. Oh, and Rocky!

Vacation with the Phelps - NYC.

Yay! This has been such a fun week! Ben's sister (Paula), bro-in-law (Jay), and their 2 adorable boys (Ashton & Landon) came out this way from Texas for a sightseeing vacation before Jay deploys for a year. We started their trip with a day in NYC last Tuesday. Unfortunately, Ben had to work that day.

First we saw the Statue of Liberty!

Me and Ashton on the ferry to the Statue of Liberty! Thumbs up!

Ashton let me borrow his Liberty Crown. I thought it was flattering.

Had to get a shot with 'Lady Liberty' at TGI Fridays. Ha ha!

The bull on Wall Street.

Wednesday, we drove to the Baltimore airport and picked up Jay's parents, who were with us for the rest of the trip. It was nice to see them again. At the airport, Uncle Ben put little Landon in the carry-on box. Turns out, he'd make a very good carry-on. :)

More to come...