While doing some genealogy here in Colorado, it looked as though we could be related to some really amazing people like George Washington, Thomas Nelson Jr. (a signer of the Declaration of Independence among other things), & all sorts of other famous people. This inspired a trip to Virginia to check it out and for my mom to visit the genealogy libraries in the area. On the very last day of our trip in Richmond my mother discovered that we weren't really related after all. Oh, well. It was still a blast!!!
Behind Grace Church in Yorktown.
At Thomas Nelson Jr.'s house. My mom is pointing to a cannon ball they put back in after restoring it.
Picking a butter cup. I had taught her to pick the dandelions in our yard before we left Colorado. Woops.
Running around Warner Hall. Yummy fancy lunch followed by tombstone hunting. Fun stuff! We thought we were related to the people who originally owned it.
A recreation of an 18th century farm included chickens & turkeys walking around loose. Kaelah adored them. All the animals she got to see were her favorite part of the trip! She learned 3 words while we were in Virginia: chicken, turkey, & candy. That last word I blame on the airplane rides and the hotel's mints at the front desk. lol.
Look at this face during the cannon demonstration at the Yorktown Victory Center! I guess she got tired of saying cheese or something & then busted up laughing after I took the picture. This living history museum recreated a Revolutionary War encampment. Kaelah's favorite part was the musket & cannon demonstrations. I covered her ears for her while the cannon went off. As my ears were ringing from the BOOM I got to listen to a chorus of "more? more? more?" I couldn't help but laugh.
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