Robert E Lee's Birthday @ Stratford Hall

We took a trip on January 19th (Robert E Lee's birthday) to visit his birth place at Stratford Hall. Nate likes doing that because they usually offer free tours of the house on their birthdays, which was also true in this case. Plus its fun to commemorate their life on that day. How could we pass up an opportunity like that? Fun that Robert E Lee's birth place is just down the street from George Washington's birth place - both men who loved Virginia.

Stratford Hall is such a beautiful old home situated close to the Patomac River. Like George Washington, Robert E Lee only spent the first few years of his life at the home where he was born before moving to northern Virginia. It was fun to tell our boys a little about Robert E Lee - such an amazing General in the Civil War who fought bravely. Still a miracle to me, that the North was able to beat the South with such a general.

Stanley and Mason especially had fun just being free to run around on so much property, and visiting the sheep.

there was a band at the visitor center playing old style Virginia music when we walked in which was fun

Stratford Hall and a happy boy trying to keep up with his older brother

the room where Robert E Lee was born

learning how to make cloth

from wool

Here's Stanley saying, "come here sheep!" this boy loves animals

a legacy of leadership ;)

cake for his birthday!

fun day. Thanks Stratford Hall for hosting us so generously and letting us join in the celebration!