https://www.monticello.org/site/house-and-gardens/interiors
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Monticello
Out in front of the house.
There are thousands of tulips in bloom in front of the house.
a little frog we saw by a little pond by the front of the house.
garden areas on the side of the house
the other side of the house, considered the front of the house, where guests would enter, even though the well-known rotunda is in the back. We took a tour inside the house, but we were not allowed to take pictures. You can see inside pictures here: https://www.monticello.org/site/house-and-gardens/interiors
Thomas Jefferson's family cemetery
Thomas Jefferson's grave
a kid's discovery room at the Monticello Visitor's Center. We are using a cypher made by Thomas Jefferson (wheel cypher)
using a polygraph made by Thomas Jefferson
the cafe at the visitor's center was very nice
entering the visitor's center
In the shuttle bus up to the house
https://www.monticello.org/site/house-and-gardens/interiors
Posted by Angela at 10:00 PM 0 comments Links to this post
University of Virginia
We drove to Charlottesville to walk around the University of Virginia, the school that Thomas Jefferson built.
This area is called 'The Range'. Both sides are rooms for graduate students. Because it's all original buildings from the 1800s, there's no air conditioning. For winter, each room has a radiator and a fireplace. We walked by these rooms, (which all face out to this grassy quad area) and there was firewood sitting outside most rooms. All the rooms still have functional fireplaces and students can buy firewood. Very unique for a modern university.
These structures behind Carson and Savannah are the original buildings. The main library (first picture) looks a lot like the rotunda style of his Monticello home.
This is inside what used to be the main library for the university. Now, it just has meeting rooms and study space.
Posted by Angela at 9:38 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Monday, April 2, 2018
New House in Fairfax/Oakton, VA
We found this rental in the Oakton/Fairfax area in Virginia, right next to the Metro Station. It has a nice yard and a creek running in back.
Posted by Keith at 8:26 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Friday, March 23, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Savannah's Math (Borrowing and Carrying)
Savannah has been practicing borrowing and carrying large numbers. She was especially proud of completing this subtraction problem with as many numbers as we could fit on the page.
Posted by Keith at 3:24 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Valentine's Day
Grandma Bea and Grandpa Gene sent us some Valentine's packages full of yummy cookies.
It included a tic-tac-toe cookie game, very cute and fun.
We had a little Valentine's festivities at our friend's house yesterday. We had lunch together, decorated cookies, played games and made some Valentines crafts.
This one was decorated by Alice - pretty!
Posted by Angela at 10:03 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)