1May11 Gettysburg

We really enjoyed our time in Gettysburg. There were lots of things for the kids to see and climb on. It was amazing as we read all the accounts about what happened during those days of the Civil War. These pictures are barely a drop in the bucket of all that we ended up taking.

Our first cannon. The kids loved climbing on them.

Robert E. Lee Monument

Little Round Top.

Where the 20th Main took there famous stand.

Climbing on the rocks of Devil's Den

Sitting on a rock wall.

This was Stephane's favorite thing to do.

Pretend to fire the cannons.

31Apr11 Palmyra

This was a pit stop on our way to Gettysburg. First we went to the Hill Cumorah and then on to the Sacred Grove.

Hey, I was on this trip too. HA!

If only she could really run that fast. hehe

Listening to Daddy tell the story of the First Vision.

We enjoyed this short stop and only wish we had time to be there longer. Maybe when the kids are a bit older and can actually sit through the tours.

30Apr11 Kirtland

We left Nauvoo and arrived in Kirtland and just saw a few things before crashing for the night. It was cool to see what they have changed since our last visit (9 years ago on our honeymoon). Mostly the kids had so much fun not being in the van anymore. haha

He couldn't get enough exploring in.

He just wanted to run and jump everywhere.

In the Newel K Whitney store.

The kids didn't last through the whole tour but did pretty good. At least we were able to see some things. hehe

29Apr11 Nauvoo Part 2

On the second day we started the day off with a carriage ride around Nauvoo. I had never done this before and was excited to go. Then we were off to see other sites. We really enjoyed our time there. We did make a quick trip over to Carthage but didn't do much there since the kids had had enough and just wanted to rest in the hotel.

Waiting for our ride.

We sat right up front and got a good look at the horses.

Afterwards the kids were able to pet the horses.

We went to the pioneer park and the kids dressed up.

Marie-Eve really got into it. She had to look at all possibilities before deciding on what she wanted to wear.

This as dressed up that we could get Jean-Louis.

Stephane didn't want anything to do with dress up but he loved the little school house.

We had to pry Marie-Eve away from this area.

She couldn't get enough of playing.

At the printing office pretending to make a newspaper.