Gettysburg

above: Jack and Owen learning about Napoleon cannons and Parrot cannons, rifling and ammunition.

We took Jack and Owen to Gettysburg over the weekend (Fiona got to party with G’mom and Jippy). The boys (and we) LOVED Gettysburg.

We had reserved a licensed guide from the visitors center and it worth so much more than the $60 fee….he spent over 2 1/2 …

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One More….

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Jack & Owen’s Big Adventure

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Last Saturday, we put Jack and Owen on a plane to Missouri to visit Aunt Jo & Kevan. Fiona must have misunderstood the plan, because she kept trying to get on the plane with them.


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Back from vacation….

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Photos:

Belize 01 Crooked Tree Village

Belize 02 Tikal (Guatemala)

Belize 03 Caves Branch River

Belize 04 St. Margaret’s Village

Belize 05 Snorkeling & Fishing

Belize 06 Horseback Riding

Belize 07 Jaquar Reef



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Great Day at the Beach

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We went out to Long Island to stay with Uncle Fred and Aunt Mary Jane and play in their snazzy new boat. We took the boat over to Fire Island and spent a WONDERFUL day at the beach.

We had to DRAG Jack and Owen out of the surf, and …

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Lumley Castle

From our trip to England. We stayed one night in this castle. Jack and Owen insisted on sleeping in the canopy bed and told Kevin and me to sleep in the "servants bed" (the pull out sofa!)


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Pizza in Edinburgh

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I’m trying to get started on the vacation scrapbook pages, but it’s going slowly. This is from one of our days in Edinburgh.


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We’re Home!!!

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It seems like all I have time to do nowdays is put up photos, but that’s probably all anyone cares about anyway … So. We’re back from our trip to England and Scotland. Photos are here.


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Back from Vacation …

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And we had a great time. First we had fun in Columbia with Aunt Jo and Uncle Kevan. Then we went on to Southeast Missouri and Lake Wappappello.

Photos from Columbia.

Photos from Wappappello.


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Drive Thru Zoo

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On a dreary grey day of our Virginia vacation, we needed something to do, so we decided to check out the Safari Park, with pretty low expectations. Were we ever WRONG. I can’t say we learned all that much about animals, but I’ve never been so “up close …

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