A Weekend With Lincoln.....

One weekend in March we took the boys and went to Springfield to get away...We walked around downtown and also visited the Lincoln Presidental Museum.

Here we spotted a piece of art of Lincoln all made with jelly beans....
Ben outside the Old State Capital.....

And now Gabe....

I thought this was funny.....Lincoln eating a hotdog!

We stopped and eat at a local pizza place and since Beau has been on an onion ring kick lately he had to have some of those.....

Here is Ben and Gabe....if you look to the right of the Old Capital you can also see the current State Capital Building also.....

Here is Gabe in front of a painting of Lincoln inside the Museum......

It's Abe! No....it's really Ben :)

Gabe dressed up as a soldier......

Gabe with Abe as a young boy outside his family's log home in Kentucky......

This is the only photo I got from the "inside" of the museum. There were to be no photos taken but I tried a few (of course without my flash) and got in trouble by Gabe from not following the rules! I am glad I have him to keep me honest. This is a photo of Mary Lincoln getting ready for a fancy dinner at the White House. The gowns they had were beautiful.....

I am trying to get some information on the lastest war news from the Generals but they are not sharing any important information with me.....

They have a replica of the White House inside of the Museum that was really cool.....Ben and Gabe are near the front.....

Here is Beau and Ben with the Lincoln Family......The detail at the museum is fantastic. The wax models are so real life. Gabe was afraid at first to touch them......

If you are ever in Springfield....this is a must to do when seeing all the other Lincoln sites.

It was really nice to spend sometime in Springfield that did not include a trip to the Cardic Ward at St. John's Hospital! We have so much to do right here in Illinois that it's fun to see what's in "our backyard".