On Sunday night, the thought of getting up at 3:30 am, Monday morning was enough to make me ill. I was discussing my husband’s plans to attend the reenactment of the Battle on Lexington Green with my sister, and how I was dreading the early wake-up call. As usual, my sister put me in my place and told me that these are the events that make memories. She was so right. On Monday morning the alarm went off at 3:45 am and we were out of the house by 4:15 am. After the initial shock of the alarm, it wasn’t so bad. The boys love anything to do with history and seeing their enthusiasm made my day. I am happy that we attended the event for the second year in a row.

We arrived in at the Lexington Green at 5:00 am. This year we brought a ladder so the boys had a great view of the battle.

The following picture of John is my favorite – it completely captures his zest for history. He wants to know everything there is to know. He turns nine tomorrow, but he is an “old soul” for sure!

I love old colonial towns. I could walk around taking pictures all day.