Yorktown

Today we slept in and did school work. Eric and Papa were able to catch up on some work. The kids are calming down (a little) :). It rained really hard here all morning. It is wierd because it is still warm out while it is raining. Everything is so, so green. The houses all look clean and cute with all the greenery they have. We fixed lunch and then ventured to Yorktown.

This is where the last battle of the American Revolution took place. It looked really neat. In fact you could almost picture how it happened. Again, it is amazing to stand there and picture it. And to think of all the things that "went right" to end the war. The Lord's hand was there so many times. We keep hearing new stories about fog that hid the troops, a strom that appeared and gave us great advance etc. It is fascinating. The kids watched a movie about Yorktown, walked through a boat replica, and then we all walked in the actual trenches the men had dug. We drove the tour route. Dad and Eric were thrilled with this part. We found an old grave yard where slaves were buried. We took some really neat pictures. Chloe was saying "revomootion" instead of Revolution and asked out of the blue, "when are we gonna get that baby of ours"? She is enjoying the Papa carrying her everywhere.

Tomorrow we are waking up extra early and will drive into DC. They changed our Capitol tour time because the President is addressing Congress tomorrow. We should get to meet our Conressman. Our silly rental van is making strange noises so pray we make it safely into Washington. On a much lighter note, Eric bought Dad and I coconut m&m's. Eric does not like coconut at all. And they were very yummy. We are missing everyone already and love reading email.