I am the chief Civil War historian at our house, see, e.g., here. But it should be noted that both Layla and Madysen have portrayed Abraham Lincoln on Biography Days.
Anyway, last Sunday, Holly’s cousin was in a Civil War battle re-enactment a couple of hours away, in Mexia, Texas. I was too busy with work to attend, but Holly and the kids did go. And they had a great time. Layla came home with a rubberband six shooter, Speed with a Stonewall Jackson pocket knife.
The kids with Cousin Andrew
[...] But for last weekend’s adventure, I have no one to blame but myself. I only recently discovered that every spring theScarborough Renaissance Festival is held about 30 miles south of Dallas. Holly was out of town all weekend (driving to Ithaca, NY–definite fun), so I had to find something to occupy the kids. So we decided to head down on Saturday, though Emma needed assurances that there would be more to do than there was at the Civil War re-enactment. [...]
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