Let Freedom Ring

How appropriate is it that we would spend American's birthday on some of the colonists' original stomping grounds? Fort King George was built in 1721 by English colonists.

The fort is surrounded by wetlands that we soon learned are filled with alligators. This was of course after I allowed Evan to walk to the water's edge to throw rocks into the water. We almost became an episode of Gator Boys on the Discovery Channel. Keagan said while carrying his oversized wooden musket, "Don't worry, Mom, I can take care of you and hit those gators between the eyes."

The fort is a four story building that was filled with secret doors and hiding places, perfect places to aim a gun or cannon without the enemy even knowing you were there. The boys LOVED it and the elderly just smiled when they came around the corner with guns pointing at them.

They climbed in the rafters, flipped open trapped doors, pretended to battle the enemy, and hiked the nature trail.

We also arrived in time to see the re-enactors fire the cannon over the Altahama River. 

Keagan was taken prisoner by King Evan. He played the part perfectly.

We made our way back to the car, and Keagan gave me a huge hug and said, "Thanks, Mom, a million thanks for bringing me here. This was the best day trip ever!" Eight hours later, he is still thanking me. It might have had something to do with the over sized musket.

 Happy Fourth of July!