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46 Photos and Facts of Valley Forge National Historic Park

2020-02-03 aprilmomoffour education, family, photography, pictures, travel

A few months ago, just out of curiosity, I googled the distance from my new house to Valley Forge. I probably didn’t even know Valley Forge was in Pennsylvania, but I knew it was the site of the Revolutionary Army’s famous winter encampment of 1777-78. Much to my delight, I discovered that I live only an HOUR away! One hour! My first thought was, “Awesome!” My second thought was, “Oh no, just how cold is this winter going to be?” […]

Road Trip to Lancaster Day 1: The Amish Meet Caleb

2013-08-14 aprilmomoffour amish, art, pictures, vacation

Family Road Trip Day 1 Lancaster, PA Alan and I really wanted to give the boys a taste of vacation fun, while doing something that is not just fun for them (like a theme Park), but also fun for us. Alan knew that after reading one too many Wanda Brundstetter novels, I was longing to visit Lancaster and get a peek at those Amish folk. We knew that any road trip/vacation we took needed to be short […]