Proud to be an American

Yes, I certainly am proud to be an American.

I have freedoms that many other people in the world don't.

I am thankful for those who serve to keep me free.

I pray that as I get older the freedom we have now

will still be something we cherish.

Now on to the celebrations!

July 4, 2010

Happy Independence Day

First carnival ride.

A little rickety, but very fun.

We saw Gail and her family.

Zack agreed to go on a ride with me.

This was a WILD ride!

As soon as we started, I fell off the seat, but pulled myself back up.

Maybe I'll try that one again someday,

but for now... the crazy swing in the back yard is wild enough for me.

Aaah, fireworks!

Celebrate!

Road Trip (Part 2) On to Fredericksburg

After leaving the DC area, we headed down to Fredericksburg, VA.

We met Gramma, Grampa & my cousin Annie for lunch and a tour of the area.

I was hungry, as usual, and Gramma let me help her eat her food.

YUMMY!

Then we headed out to Chatham Manor.

Annie is doing an internship this summer with the

National Park Service.

She's quite the tour guide!

Annie, the tour guide!

This tree is called a "witness tree".

It was there during the Civil War,

just outside the window of Chatham Manor

where surgeries were done on wounded soldiers.

Now THAT's a big gun!

Chatham Manor is quite a lovely house.

I could live there... if I had to.

"Welcome to my house"

"Come on in."

"Oh, I hate when the door closes on me like that."

OK, enough imagining.

On with the tour.

But first, a stop at the drinking fountain.

This Episcopal church was used during the war

as a place to care for wounded soldiers.

While Mama, Gramma & Annie looked around inside the church,

Grampa, Dadda and I kept watch outside.

On with the tour...

We drove out to "Slaughterhouse Farm" and heard the history of a battle that took place in the field behind me.

I found a great walking stick...

the only problem with it was...

it was a bit too short.

I had a great time exploring.

Naptime was a welcome event that day!

After I woke up, we continued on to see some

earthworks that were used during the Civil War

and some cannons, too.

Then on over to Chancellorsville for a presentation

on the "Red Badge of Courage".

The next morning we said goodbye to Gramma & Grampa and headed for home.

I had a lot of fun on this trip, but it sure was good to see my house!

Home, Sweet Home!

Road Trip (Part 1)

Once again we have been road trippin'. Here are a few (or maybe a lot) of pictures from our trip.

Before we left, Mama and I chatted on the phone about our plans.

One of our rest areas had a walkway over the interstate.

It was so fun to watch the cars and trucks go under the bridge we were standing on.

Sometimes the bridge even shook when the big trucks went under it.

This is a group of people that Mama graduated from college with.

And here I am with Mama & Dadda after the reunion lunch.

Here I am with one of Mama's friends, Ruth Ford.

She just published this book, "The So What Club".

It will be a while before I understand it, but I got a signed copy to save for later.

I guess I'll try to read it now...

or maybe wait...

'til "next week".

One of Mama's longest and dearest friends, Missy.

She even let me blow bubbles INSIDE her apartment.

How cool is that!!?!

More new friends.

We stayed with Don & Lousetta and had a great time.

It was great to finally meet Lousetta.

She's the main person who leaves comments on my blog.

Thanks, WooDetta, for your comments!!

I took a fancy to Wendy, though I had a hard time

believing that the picture she was showing me

was really a picture of Mama.

Sure didn't look like her to me!!

Things got pretty wild on Saturday evening.

I was doing summersaults and spinning in circles,

sliding down Lousetta's legs,

and making everyone laugh.

I'm quite the little entertainer, if I do say so myself.

"Noah" even got in on doing summersaults and entertaining folks.

All that entertaining really tired me out.

I slept good that night!!

After we left WooDetta's house, we headed for the

Washington DC area where Dadda had meetings for several days.

I entertained myself with my toys.

I worked hard on building steps out of my duplos.

Look at the concentration!

Then, like with every other duplo creation,

CRASH!! Look at the flying duplos!!

One day Mama and I ventured out and found a playground.

Playing in the dirt was possibly the best part!

Did you know that if you put dirt on the slide,

it makes you slide faster?

Here is the little table we used for lunch and supper.

It was small, but the right size for having snacks with friends.

Well, that's the end of the first part of our trip.

Next post will be from the second part of the trip,

where we went to Fredericksburg, VA to see some Civil War history.

Bike & Splash video ... maybe

Here's trying to post those videos that I told you about on the last post.

Hopefully they will play for you.