The Civil Wars

It was a long weekend around ... hence the Tuesday post.  Rather that sit around a stare at the walls all weekend, we decided to get out of town.

So on Saturday, after Jack's basketball, we headed up to Gettysburg, PA to see the battlefield.  The kids interest ebbed and flowed but we did the auto tour and the kids worked on the Junior Ranger book.  By completing a few games and answering some questions they could earn a badge from the Park Rangers.  After doing the tour, we headed up to Carlisle, PA to show the kids where Marcy and I went to school. We had dinner at the restaurant we had our first date at and then ate breakfast at one of our old favorites.  After breakfast, we headed back to Gettysburg to finish the Ranger program.  The kids got their badges and then we headed home.

Lily and Jack headed off to their Sunday afternoon swim lessons and then it was home for some quality time watching football.  On Monday we hung around the house and then went ice skating.  Jack has been taking lessons and he is really coming along.  At night Aunt Kelly babysat while Marcy and I went to a movie.  The kids had a good time with Kelly and they were passed out when we got home.  Jack was back at school today but Lily was home for one more day.  It was freezing cold outside so she and Marcy got a lot of stuff done around the house.

That is all for now.

Here are some pictures.


On an observation deck at the battlefield.


Jack with a re-enactor on Little Round Top.


At the ol' alma mater.


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We ran into neighbors Michael and Izzy at the ice skating rink.


Lounging around watching the inauguration. Four years ago we had the same picture ... time flies.