Minnesota monument & peach orchard

I didn't even realize Minnesota had troops as far south as Tennessee during the civil war. But, there they were, just a short distance from the Hornet's Nest.

Shiloh Indian Mounds Trail

This was our last stop of the day. The kids had been troopers, but they were starting to be at the end of their patience. Amelia is usually our sunshine-y girl. She is game for an adventure any time of day and she is ready to try anything. Nothing scares her, except dogs. When Amelia was having trouble, I knew we needed to wrap things up. We hiked this 1 hour trail in about 40 minutes. It was gorgeous and I enjoyed myself immensely.

Shiloh: Hornet's Nest

Shiloh national cemetery

Headquarter monuments and state monuments

Shiloh cannons

So many cannons! The park has tried to put cannons many of the locations cannons were stationed. This was very interesting for all of us for a short period of time. John's interest (as many other times) was much longer than the rest of ours.

Amelia

Amelia came in early this morning. She crawled in early and was disappointed to find Gemma was already in her desired location snoozing away. Luckily, I have both a right and a left side. Unluckily, we have what seems to be a shrinking queen sized bed as the size of the children increase.

Amelia: mom! Mom! I just need to tell you about my dream.
Mom: (sleepy): sure. But whisper because Gemma is still sleeping.
Amelia: (loud whisper): last night I had a dream that someone I know had a tissue box that could send you anywhere. You just put your foot inside the box and you could go anywhere!
Mom: that would be awesome! You wouldn't need to catch the school bus and we wouldn't need to worry about being late!
Amelia: or I could go and visit grandma and grandpa anytime! I'd just go and come back! Or to California to visit Aunt Jenny! Or North Dakota!
Mom: it would be great, wouldn't it? We could go where ever we want for just a quick visit.
Amelia: Yeah. (Big sigh) it would be great.

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