gettysburg

end of the second day of the battle

scot & caden on top of "Little Round Top"
i found this while we were exlporing "Little Round Top"...a woman who was the great, great, great grandaughter of a solider who fought during the battle.

caden & papa 
the wilson family!

Being the Civil War history buff that I am, I've always wanted to visit Gettysburg.  Now that we live to close to it, we headed out there on Sunday with my parents in tow.  The entire battlefield as been made into a military national park and it is absolutely amazing.  The area on which the 3 day battle took place is massive, so we decided to do the auto tour, which was really great (especially since it was so hot!).  It was hard to imagine the beautiful rolling hills filled with thousands of men fighting against one another for three long days all those years ago.  Gettysburg was the turning point for the Union in the Civil War, so this little spot in Pennsylvania has a huge significance for our nation.  Even if you aren't into history, it is still worth a visit just to check it out.  The town itself is super-cute and had some great little restaurants and shops.