Jordan watched the games every year while growing up, so now that we're only two hours away, how could we not go to watch them in person. The boys were great for the ride down and were real troopers in the 98 degree heat. I forgot to charge the camera before we left, so we had to take pictures with a disposable from Walmart. How ancient and even embaressed we felt asking people to take our picture with a disposable! It sure did make us thankful for the technology of digital cameras though. On a good note: we were excited to get our film back to see if any of our pictures turned out- isn't that silly. Oh yeah- USA(Georgia) beat Japan for the World Championship in two extra innings with a home run for those of you who didn't catch it on ESPN.
On this little getaway we also visited Hershey, PA. The boys enjoyed the park, but Jordan and I are just not amusment park people. We both got a little sick on the kiddie roller coaster; the boys however, were fine. We split up and took them on the Skyview- nice little ride over the park- nice that is unless you're afraid of heights. Somehow I didn't even think of that until Henry and I left the ground. Poor Henry had a little death grip sweat mark on his shirt. I was terrified. Once again, the boys loved it.
Our final stop was Gettysburg. Jordan and I have been watching the PBS series since we moved here (it's ten videos long), so we felt pretty prepared. I have a whole new respect for the Gettysburg Address- I don't know that it meant much to me in high school, but now it stirs something in me. We bought a copy and I hope to frame and hang it up. I still cannot fathom living in such a time as they did; I am thankful we live where we live- timeline and location.
We saw a lot of great things and probably had some great picture moments, but without the power of digital, we didn't bring home any real winners. I'll remember to charge the camera for next weekend's trip to watch the UW Huskies @ Syracuse and our Boston tour.
4 comments:
What a fun thing to be able to go and do!! Jon LOVED watching Little League this year-hopefully one day he'll get to go watch in person too! Sounds like you guys are having lots of fun, new adventures! When it starts getting cold come visit us in AZ! It's fun to see your cute family!
I think that your pictures still turned out great! I bet the boys loved watching the baseball games. Thanks for taking time to help me out this weekend even though you were busy with the trip. Have fun in Boston next weekend. I can't wait to hear about it! Give the boys my love.
You all look like you had a great time! What a great experience you all are having! I love history and would love to visit those places someday. Hope things are going good!
Hey guys, looks like a lot of fun and not a lot of school, j/k! I joined the blogging club, so check us out at lemmefam.blogspot.com.
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