Last Stop...Richmond!

Our last full day was spent in Virginia.  We opted against Mount Vernon, because the majority of it was closed for renovation.  We thought they could at least see it, but they've closed off the entrance like a theme park, so the only view we got was of the parking lot.  Sigh.  E for Effort.  Luckily, there's a second Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.  The boys were thrilled there was a scavenger hunt.  They were running all over the place looking for planes.  The highlight is the Challenger spacecraft.

We stopped for lunch at my absolute favorite grocery store: Wegmans.  It made me both happy and depressed to be there.  I wish I could bring it back with me to Kansas.  We ate a doughnut in my dad's honor.  He loved Wegmans doughnuts.  

While Wegmans was my highlight, the true highlight was our time in Richmond.  We got to see the new Richmond temple, and Joel got to take us around to see his old stomping grounds at University of Richmond.  His loved his undergrad time there.  By the end of it the boys were talking about playing baseball for University of Richmond.  

And just like that our trip was over. The traffic was crazy getting to the Dullis Airport, but it was a breeze getting to our gate.  We saw some amazing things, but we were all thrilled to be back in our own beds that night.