Moores Creek National Battlefield

A little history before I say why we went to to Moores Creek National Battlefield. Last year I decided to really look into my family history. I've done everything through Ancestry.com and within the first 10 minutes I was able to find both sets of grandparents and their siblings. With the help of my parents, uncle and my grandma I was able to get more stories to help in my search. Through my research I was able to find that my dad's side of the family came from North Carolina.

We knew that family members have served in wars, but it wasn't clear whom they were. This week I found one. There is a county in North Carolina called Robeson County, and knowing that the spelling of my last name has changed several times over the years I was curious to see if my family had a part in the naming of Robeson County. Turns out Robeson County is named after my 5th great uncle Col. Thomas Robeson.

Col. Thomas Robeson served as one of the leaders of the Revolutionary War in the Battle of Elizabethtown and the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. Which brings me to why we went to the battlefield. I wanted to see where someone in my family,especially someone who helped create this country, once stood. I took some pictures and here is the historical marker that explains him a little more. I'm hoping that when my parents and sister come down this summer that we can go to Bladen County to see the marker.

Birthdays

This weekend we celebrated Brian's sister and brother-in-laws birthdays. They wanted mexican for lunch so we had fajitas, rice, and beans. For dessert, cheesecake. Recently we purchased a wii and they wanted to play the NASCAR Cart game that we got. Needless to say it was a family affair of racing and trying to wreck each other. I believe that everyone had fun.

Wedding #1

This evening we went to our first of five weddings. It was for Brian's friends Alan & Ashley. It was a very fast wedding. The ceremony was quick and then it was like they were in a race to get everything done so they could party. It was first dance, cut the cake and then party. Afterwards we were able to go to a couple of bars to hang out with Brian's best friend from high school who was in town for the wedding.

Boxer Photo Contest

Maggie is on the home page of Carolina Boxer Rescue. I sent in her picture early last week for the Boxer of the Week contest and they said that she won. So for this week she will be on the home page. You should check it out. We are so proud!

Warm Weekend

The weather has been crazy this past week. Tuesday it snowed and now it is in the low 70's. We decided to take Maggie to the beach. She LOVED it. She kept trying to run into the water. I think we are going to try and get a summer pass to Fort Fisher Beach where we can drive Brian's jeep out there. This summer should be fun!

More Pics of Lucas

Surprise Visit!

I just got back from visiting my sister and nephew. Christie had no idea that I was coming to see her and Lucas. She was very surprised. Lucas has got to be the most laid back baby I've seen. The only time that I heard him fuss was when he was hungry or wet. Other than that he just slept. The next time I get to see him will be some time in June or July. I can't wait.