Me in front of Jefferson's home! I was so excited, he's my favorite president EVER :) His home was amazing. We weren't permitted to take photos inside which was a shame because the art, the artifacts, the inventions he had were AMAZING!

Grama at Monticello looking out at some of the gardens :)

The gardens, BEAUTIFUL!

Grandpa and Thomas, they're old buddies :)

Me standing in the back of Monticello :)

Mt. Vernon, home of George and Martha Washington :) It was gorgeous there, and so open, with rolling hills and acres of farmland.
The Washington's tomb.

The house from the back, and Me and Grampa in front of it.

Again the back of the house :)

Me on the back porch of the house, overlooking the Potomac River.

The front of the house :)

Me in front of my 2nd favorite spot of our trip - The Jefferson Memorial, my first favorite being Jeffersons home MONTICELLO!

T-Rex at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

Arlington National Cemetery was moving and astonishing all at once.

Grama, Me and Grampa in front of St. Patricks church, the oldest church in DC. In real life it had gorgeous stained glass and gargoyles and detail but in the picture it didn't show up very well.

Grampa Rick looking at THE Magna Carta.

Me, Grama and her friend Susan, who was in DC for a medical convention the same time as us :) She showed us how to use the subway :) Thanks SUSAN!

Me and Grampa :) Ready 2 go out for dinner!

Me and Grama, in line at the Capitol, waiting for our tour to begin.

The Lincoln Memorial was amazing.

This is the fountain and in the distance one of the many columns at the WWII memorial, it was absolutely beautiful.

***Private First Class Amber Darby***

Grampa Rick, Amber Ann, and Grama Lois.

Kellin and Amber :)

Me and MY SISTER :) I am so proud of her!

The graduate! Now shes officially a Marine!

Parris Island, SC - Marine recruit training facility. My sister Amber is now a MARINE! We are SO proud, and we were all so lucky to be able to be there to see her graduate.

The first time we got to see AMBER! We were so excited, over 3 months of no talking, no seeing, it was GREAT!

Mom and Amber :)

Dad and Amber, they look very alike in this picture.

Grama and Amber!

Me, Amber and Kellin :)

Gorgeous fountain in this pretty park in Savannah, GA

Dad in front of the confederate soldiers memorial in the same park as the fountain, I beleive it was named Forsythe Park.

One of the MANY pretty houses in Savannah, I just loved the vines and plants at this one :)

Another gorgeous Savannah home.

Rikki, Kellin, Dad and Me in the park :)

Grama sitting at the Lowes Motor Speedway :)

The wonderful Beth and Kurt, who let us invade their house and took us on an awesome tour of Race City USA :)

Grama, Grampa and I meeting Kasey Kahne :)

Grama me and Beth.

We only got to stay and visit them for a very short time but it was so fun and great to see them. We had a ball and I hope we can go back again some day :)

Me in the Washington Monument

Looking from the WWII memorial fountains out at the Lincoln Memorial

Me in front of the White House

Me sitting in the Smithsonian Castle Garden

Me, Grama and Grampa in front of the Washington monument, taken at the Jefferson Memorial