Moores Creek National Battlefield

This past weekend we took to kids to Moores Creek National Battlefield to see the annual reenactment of the battle that took place between the British and North Carolina loyalist in 1776. It was about 20 minutes outside of Wilmington, we've been here for several years and this was the first time we have gone. It was a very nice park it's very clean a lot of families brought there own food and were having a picnic.

They had a few tents on display and I am sure glad that I didn't have to sleep in those, they slept on straw and a couple of blankets that is all they had.

 

The cannons were very loud and Brody was trying his best to cover his ears.

This picture was taken on the bridge between the creek where the battle took place it's amazing how close you had to be to fight the enemy.

This lady was demonstrating how they used to spin wool to make there clothes. She explained how the farmers were expected to send all their to cotton to Britain for free and they would turn the cotton into fabric that would be sold back to the farmers for high prices and taxed so high most farmers couldn't afford it.

Brody with a historic rock, so I had to take it home.

Brody aka "Anakin Skywalker" fighting clones

and this is how I clean my dirty nose

I am in the mood for.....

Painting! One good thing about all this really cold weather, we've been having is that I have been able to stay inside where it is nice and toasty to paint. I have removed 25 drywall screws and repaired the holes with many more to go. I am currently painting my daughter's room a really pretty purple color I will be sure to post those pictures soon. There are two walls in her room that are 13 ft high so I am risking life and limb to stand on a 10 ft ladder and balance the paint on the step to paint a room. Is there something wrong with me? I think living on base with plain white walls has caused me to want to add some color everywhere that I can. Below is some pictures I took of rooms that I have already painted.

Master Bedroom after picture

 

it was very plain yellow beige shade, there were about 6 holes in this room to repair.

I chose a blue-green color that is very soothing, now I just have to start hanging some pictures on the wall.

This is the kids bath this was taken while I was painting I don't have any before. So try to imagine a green bathroom with those really cheap towel fixtures and brass everywhere.

The color I chose was light blue and I changed all the towel rods and hooks but, maybe in a few months I won't have any more brass in here.

And I still have to finish hanging pictures

This is my laundry room it was a plain white and dirty.

I chose a really fun color in here I don't think the pictures really give it justice but the color is called Bleached Cypress and it's very bright.

Before and after

My son's room is the first big re-do in this house. I just finished painting his room--I love how it turned out. Still have a few more things left to do. I hope to get it all his pictures hung this weekend.

This the room before we moved in, Harley Davidson theme and orange was on one wall. The border went around the whole room. I think I must have patched 10 drywall screw holes, the past owners did not believe in picture hangers. There are drywall screws all over this house.

I painted 3 walls in blue and the old orange wall with stripes

I just love how the white trim in his room really "pops" I can't wait to hang his posters.

I am sure the furniture will be moved around a couple times before I get it right.

Doing the stripes was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. Thank goodness for painters tape.

One long month

I am finally getting settled, and we are almost unpacked. We bought a house moved some of our things to the new house and then left the next day for New Orleans. I don't recommend going on vacation the day after you buy a house, all we thought about was all the work we could have been doing. When we got back home, we had a couple of nice days of weather and then it got really cold which made it near impossible to clean the old house. I am still trying to figure out where to hang my pictures and I am sure that every room in this house is going to be painted. I am not happy with the colors in this house they are so dark and I really don't care for the color orange which is in a couple of rooms including the kitchen. While we were New Orleans we stayed a few days with Micky's grandpa  and then we drove out to my moms and stayed a few days with her. We had a nice Christmas at my moms and the kids were excited especially Brody. This is the second Christmas in row we have not been home... next year we are going to be staying home.

On the GNO bridge



We took the kids to the New Orleans children's museum

Brody loved this train set and spent almost all his time playing here.

Sydney was glad that they added some new things since the last time we were here.

Playing on the small tug boats and barges was so much fun. Brody kept saluting and saying

"aye, aye, captain!"

here he is at the controls.

In New Orleans you learn how to boil crawfish at an early age.

My favorite thing at the museum is this child size Winn Dixie,

Micky likes it too, he just won't admit it.

So cute!!

Sydney was taking it a little too serious.

They also have a play restaurant where kids can bring you a menu and then go in the kitchen and make your food.

CHEERS

After all that play we walked over to Mulate's and had some Cajun food. Sydney is my picky eater and we were shocked that she tried and loved alligator!!!

what nice memories we will have of this day.

Sydney's Christmas gift I hope to have it hanging in here new room in a couple of weeks.

This is the mess we left in our new house before we left it for a week. What were we thinking?