Generally Matt and the kids get a 4 day weekend for President's day. We usually like to go on a short trip, or do something fun. This year we decided to discover our own "backyard" so to speak. We went and toured Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. It is only about a 15 minute drive from our house.
The kids loved this, mainly because this is the building that is on the Nickel. It's a great house, we have been a couple of times, but the kids were so young, it was worth doing again.
Here is the famous view!
There is a fish pond on the property, that back in Jefferson's day they would keep stocked with fish. That way they always had fresh fish when they needed it for a meal. It was frozen solid the day we went. The Olympics had also been going on, so the boys took the opportunity to play some ice hockey...just like they had been seeing on TV.
Mr. Jefferson
After spending some time at Monticello, we stopped up the road for a traditional colonial meal at Michie's Tavern. This was a roadside Tavern and inn that was in the area during the time that Jefferson lived in the area. It was delicious...first time I have ever had stewed tomatoes...not from a can!
