Greg and I took a long weekend to go and explore the Gettysburg Battlefield. I truly have to say it is an amazing experience to say the least and puts any reading on the subject into perspective. This is one of the biggest Civil War Battlefields and would truly take years to see everything, so we bought the TravelBrains Gettysburg Audio Tour Guide and spent two days with the battle highlights... pictures.

General John Morgan was in charge of a cavalry detachment operating in Tennessee and Kentucky for the C.S.A. under Braxton Bragg's army. Morgan and Bragg did not see eye to eye on how the war should be handled, and Morgan disobeyed a direct order from Bragg when he crossed the Ohio River.
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Here are some pictures of Liam's first birtday. Mary and I took him to the Children's Museum where he had a lot of fun on the water table. We also let him open most of his presents from us. I think he had more fun eating the wrapping paper then he did with the actual toys... more

Today we took Liam to the pumpkin patch to get our future Jack-O-Lanterns, and he was actually awake for the trip this year. He really enjoyed himself looking at the pumpkins and playing with the wagon. He also got to see a big tractor that took people on a hay ride... pictures.

The annual Family & Friends Christmas Party, boy we are getting old! There are children and less drinking... pictures.

Here are some of our pictures from the month of December. Nothing like Family and the Holidays to bring out the best. The Pictures