Fort Ticonderoga was an absolute blast this year! The fort changed where the battle happened, and it seemed to be a much better place to have it. We had good weather, with only a slight amount of rain, and we were able to have lots of good times.
The weekend started off with a bang, quite literally. When we drove in, this is what we were greeted with ...
Yes, that's the road leading into what looks like bushes?? But no it was ...
A tree that literally fell over into the middle of the road. Luckily no one was hurt, and since no one was hurt, it was actually kind of amusing! We had to drive up on the grass, around the tree, and we finally reached ...
Where we signed in ...
The rest of Friday was relatively uneventful, filled with saying hi to everyone, setting up our tent, and just general, overall good times.
Saturday morning Kris and I woke up early and decided to sit out and watch the sunrise. We were not disappointed.
Unfortunately without us there to protect him, Kolby got attacked (saw crawling on the wall of the tent) by a ginormous (relatively medium sized) arachnid (spider). After which he proceeded to scream and cry at the top of his lungs, thus managing to wake all those around him. We quickly came to his rescue and moved on to more morningish type things.
Breakfast was cooked and served by Glen.
And it was enjoyed by all ...
Lunch came next, we had a super yummy pasta salad by June and sandwiches prepared by Lori.
The boys marched off to battle ...
The rest of our men manned the cannon ...
The ladies waited for their return …
The musicians got ready ...
and the battle got started ...
During the battle dinner was put over the fire...
And the women worked on weaving, game playing, and sewing ...
All the while, the battle soldiered on ...
There were a few causalities ...
But those were British, so yay for us! The battle went very well. The men returned home, we ate our dinner and had a casual night of chit chatting.
To see the rest of the pictures from Friday and Saturday, be sure to check out my album here.
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