Take me out to the ball game (and then some)

What a fun 4th! We made it to New Jersey and then headed to the Bronx with Ben, Jenn, and Henry for the Yankees game. It was a really neat and fun experience even though they lost. It really was cool to be in Yankees Stadium. It was fun to think about a few of the "greats" that have played there. They did a little replay of Gherig's famous "luckiest man" speech that he gave on there on the 4th of July however many years ago. It was cool. Sophia even got a free "Where players become lengends" T-shirt. It was fun. After the game we headed back to Ben and Jenn's and had a really nice dinner that Jenn made and played games. It was such a fun and relaxing evening and just what we needed!

Today we left early and drove through Pennsylvania. We stopped in Hershey and had a fun time on the tour at Chocolate World. I don't know if any of you have ever been there but it's kind of a little ride that they take you on and show you how they make the chocolate. It's pretty kid friendly with a bunch of singing cows and everything. Sophia loved it!

Then we headed to Gettysburg. That was quite an experience as well. It was so neat to drive around and see all of the historic sites. It was also cool to be there at this time of year when the battle actually took place. It made it a little more real to think of them fighting in that hot humid weather. Doug and I weren't sure we could have done that! We did part of the "Auto Tour" and drove around to see a few things. It was fun.

We then made it to DC and are having a great time relaxing in our hotel. Tomorrow we're going to go into the city to see a few sites and then we'll head for South Carolina the next day! Hope you're all well!

Total Mileage for the day: about 400
Lowest gas price for the day: $2.71! and we got it in Allentown, PA
Biggest surprise of the day: How big Gettysburg is. I thought it was a little field!