Quick Trip to Philadelphia

We went to Phili this weekend to see some friends. It was a quick trip but a lot of fun. It was rainy so we didn't take very many pictures. The pictures we did get aren't the best, but they'll have to do. We left Friday night so we could do some shopping at King of Prussia. Laurissa and Brad will remember our excersion there. It has a HUGE mall. I just wanted to go to some stores that they don't have around here. But we didn't stay long. On Saturday we woke up early so we could go to breakfast at the Reading Terminal Market. It is like an open air market, only it isn't. We had some delicious pancakes, french toast, and homefries (hashbrowns ). We hurried so that we could make the once a day tour of the Graff house. The house where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. We got to the visitors center desk at 10:00 exactly but they said the tour already

left so we walked down and took pictures by the house anyway. We then went to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. That was interesting. We got to go upstairs in Liberty Hall, something they only offer during the less crowded winter months. After seeing a few more buildings we decided to check out the Academy of Natural Sciences. It is the oldest museum in the United States. It was fun, but we were all a little tired. Here is a picture of Owen petting the turtle at the animal exhibit and looking at a snake. He got the chills when we showed him the snake. Also a picture of him on a bronze turtle that he gave a hug and kiss too before we left. After the museum we went to an awesome Phily Cheesestake place. It was very authentic and hard to find, we couldn't have done it without our awesome friends.