our trip to Gettysburg

We have been studying the Civil War ...

and wanted to go on a fall camping trip ...

so the four of us plus my mom ventured

to Gettysburg for a long Columbus Day weekend.

my two soldiers

yes. That's a film camera.

My brothers old camera and mine were

sitting around along with a couple

rolls of black&white film ...

so we let each child have a camera

to take their own pictures on our trip.

They LOVED it!

I can't wait to get their film developed and

see what they took pictures of.

We took our time doing the cd/book

driving tour ... getting out and 

exploring at most of the places.

Little Round Top

Devil's Den

(the kids' favorite place!)

We are tent campers, but my mom is not ...

so we stayed in this cozy cabin.

It was fun to explore the civilian

side of the Battle of Gettysburg!

We had read about the Shriver family,

(whose home is pictured above and we toured!)

their neighbor Tillie Pierce, 

and Jennie Wade (who was the only

civilian killed during this battle ...

while baking bread! The kids are pointing

to the bullet holes in the door.)

We took time to visit the Gettysburg cemetery and

see where Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. 

We had a wonderful time exploring Gettysburg 

and being together!

The best part for me was seeing the looks of

recognition on the kids' faces when we heard or

saw something we had learned about ... and 

watching their excitement for learning!