"Now I know how Washington felt when Napoleon beat him at Pearl Harbor."

We had a great time at the Revolutionary War re-enactment and learned a lot more than the quote-title suggests! Most of the costumed volunteers/re-enactors were very helpful and informative.

I tried getting pictures of all our friends in costume, but we missed a couple. : {

I'll commentate as we go along, per usuality.

General Washington (far right) and some of his men

This guy was so nice and helpful!

The man on the left is a former dance teacher.

The men in white uniforms got it lucky! It was really hot outside, and all the soldiers in those thick, dark, layered uniforms were sweating profusely. Poor guys XD.

Two of our 7 or 8 friends who re-enacted that day!

The British/loyalist soldiers listened very considerately to General Washington's inspiring speech XD. 2 more friends featured here.

Not sure what happened to this picture...guess it uploaded wrong. A friend from church.

At one point they let the children charge the British soldiers, and everyone had a great time...

...well, everyone but the soldiers who had to play dead. Some of those kids were brutal, ha-ha!

Another friend from church in there somewhere.

 

Overall, it was a very educational and fun experience, and we look forward to attending the BIG re-enactment in a neighboring city next month (that one will be mostly Civil War) where we'll be seeing a lot of these same friends re-enact!

 

And here's one just for fun from around the house.

 

Sam

"You beautiful fish, you!"

Our friend, Rachel, sent us this video, and it is great. A modesty spoof on OneDirection's  "What Makes You Beautiful."
It's really nice to know there are at least a FEW guys [though these guys happen to be mormon, grrr >( ] out there who feel this way. Plus, it's funny.



Enjoy!
Sam

"It's not a graduation." "It's a cermony!" "It's psychotic!"

 

Graduation pictures! We took them. Or, actually, a good friend of ours with a real camera took them. Thanks, C!

As most of you know Mari graduated earlier this year and I recently graduated (a couple months ago). It's very nice to be out of high school and starting to explore our new options. Mari is enrolled in a CNA (certified nursing assistant) and licensed Caregiver....school....thing, with the same friend who took these pictures. They've really been enjoying the learning, and will be having a grad party in another week. So you can look forward to a post about that.

And now, the pictures. Enjoy!

 

 

A personal favorite

Isn't she beautiful? The great scenery we have out here is a bonus too. 

Another personal favorite...such a pretty dog I've got

 

All three of us - a rare picture

All three of us AND Dad - even rarer. Ignore the squints.



So that's all for now folks. I know we haven't been posting much lately, and I'm not gonna promise that it's gonna change. Our camera sort of went AWOL so until we find it again (hopefully soon) updates will probably be few. Sorry.

We will try to find it in time for our next blog-worthy happening, which would be attending the Liberty Festival over the weekend, which celebrates the Revolutionary War, and in which several of our friends will be reenacting. Cool.

Until next time,
Sam