Hyde Park

For Matt's birthday I asked him what he wanted to do. With all of the sights and sounds of NY he wanted to go to Hyde Park, the birth place of FDR. It was a beautiful day to enjoy amazing grounds. The first place we visited was was FDR's home that he was raised in and later raised his family.

The inside of the home was beautiful. I thought that my family home had the walls covered with pictures, this home wins hands down! The family library was my favorite. The room is the size of our entire apartment...OK bigger. Tons of setting areas complete with little kid chairs.

This is the view from the back stairs as it looks over the Hudson River. Ah, the simple life.

Amazing!

We took a walk through the rose garden of Sara D. Roosevelt. This is a 100 year old garden. The roses are fabulous. Every color and type of rose surrounded us. We went from one type to the next reading fun names and taking in their sent.



This is the burial sight of FDR right in his Mother's rose garden. It is such a beautiful serene place, a place of honor.

We all had a great time exploring the grounds. The kids loved running all over the outside of the house.

Each one of us had a grand time, seeing history with our own eyes. It was amazing to walk where greatness walked. This was a great way to celebrate Matt's birthday and see our fabulous new state.

Here is a link of some more pictures of FDR's home
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