Short but {very} Sweet ..

..trip to PHILLY! We had such a great time with our good friends! We arrived in Valley Forge, PA Friday afternoon and went straight to Valley Forge National Historic Park. We walked through George Washington's house and got to see the winter encampment of the Continental Army was stationed. We walked through George Washington's house and saw where "the crew" planned out the war and made it all happen. It was interesting to see what these men went through and the sacrifices they had made for freedom from the British.We spent a few hours at the park and then went to a YUMMY and very nice dinner at the Mangianio's Italian restaurant. The next day we headed into Philadelphia and did a little more sight seeing and soaked up some more historical radiance. We toured through Independence Hall, saw the Liberty Bell and walked down the oldest residential street in Philly. We ate our cheese steak sandwiches and went to the Redding market for some yummy treats. After a long day of walking we drove back to Valley forge and got some dinner. The kids were spent and so were we!!! After putting the VERY tired kids to bed we played games in the lobby until weee hours of the night and loved it! Our friends introduced us to a fun game called Alhambra. That was my favorite part because we were "kid free" and got to spend some quality time together!

 Halle, Maddie and Jordan LOVED being out of those strollers.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE bridges so I had to stop and take a picture- even though we backed up a half a dozen cars!

Chris and Katie were really good at finding the best restaurants in town and this was one of them..Mangianio's Italian restaurant. Very impressed!!!

There was a line around the corner best Philly cheese steak sandwiches in town. Definitely recommended!!

 Stu and Chris.

 The next Martha Washington. Totally looks the part, right..!?

 My wittle bug!!!

"Common Sense"

Walking, walking and more walking....

 Independence Hall.

 I love carriages so once again had to get a picture..

 Liberty Bell.

  Once again, these kids couldn't get out of their strollers fast enough.

The original chair that John Adams was elected President. Funny story- so before the lecture started in this room madeline ran up these stairs, went under the rope and hopped right in the chair. The audience got a pretty good kick out of it and was laughing pretty hard. I was totally embarrassed. Good thing the gaurds didn't see!!!

Oldest residential street in Philadelphia. We fell in love with the cute little town homes.

Thanks again guys for such a fun trip and thanks for being such great hosts!!!