Day 2 - Gettysburg

Here is where all those hours together curled up around books about Lincoln, the Civil War, and of course reading and talking about Gettysburg Address come to a climax! How often do you get to visit the actual location of a tiny scholar's fascination? Lincoln particularly grabbed the attention of Jacob and BrookLynn this year and it sobering to be at this battlefield. Later in the week, we also tour a special exhibition of Lincoln artifacts at the American History Museum.

It was absolutely POURING while we were there, but Jacob just HAD to touch a cannon, a "REAL CIVIL WAR cannon!" while doing the driving tour of the battlefield.