This morning we decided to go to Montepelier, the home of James Madison. James Madison was the fourth president of the USA. One thing I learned was that he was a very humble guy. He didn't want a head stone on his grave. Years after his death, family erected a beautiful monument in honor of him. The house and the grounds were stunning. Montepelier is a beautiful piece of our history that reminded me of why the USA is so great and how inspired our founding fathers were. I LOVE the USA!!
Guess who surprised us with a visit today??? Yes, Tiffany drove her kids down to spend the day with us!!! My kids were in heaven and so excited. Family is the best!!! Thank you Tiffany for spending the day with us.
Asher had his Keira again. They are so cute!!
Zara found a leaf bug.
Asher and James Madison formally met:)))
All the cousins!!
On our way home we stopped at two battlefields from the Civil War. We stood right were men were fighting in bloody combat. We walked around where many men died for the freedom of all. It was very sobering. As sobering as it was, I'm so grateful for the knowledge that my kids are getting of these battles and the patriotism that they are feeling now. One of my goals for this trip was to increase their love for our country. That has definitely happened. I hope this changes them forever. I hope this increases their awareness of what freedom really means and how to be a good citizen. I hope this trip will ignite a fire in them to stand up for the Constitution and other documents that our country was founded on. I pray that my children will always stand up for the principles that created America!!! God bless America!!!
Hunger set in so we hit and All-You-Can-Eat pizza buffet. Cici's!!! Everyone ate their share!!!!
I love, love, love all that you are able to do and the education your kids are getting. If anyone ever questioned your trip, they should be TOTALLY convinced now.
ReplyDeleteYears ago we attended church at the Whitmer Farm chapel. A sister gave a good lesson, but left no time for comments. She basically assumed that all of the visitors (about 15 of us) were from Utah and had Pioneer heritage --NOT-- and she implied that she was missing a lot in her life. Are you kidding??!! A couple of months later we attended church in D.C., and I bore my testimony of the Church. I briefly shared our other experience and then told our new D.C. friends to be grateful for where they lived and for their own heritage, whether they were long time members of the church or new converts. The whole east coast is so replete with church and national history, and I have always felt bad that the sister who taught the lesson was feeling that she was lacking something.