House on a Hill: Minute Man National Historical Park, August 2007 Rachelle, Emily and I took a short walk along the Battle Road Trail from the Hartwell Tavern to the Captain William Smith House site. This is the Captain William Smith House taken from the trail. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Minuteman: Minute Man National Historical Park, August 2007 This statue commemorates the role of the Minute Men in the Battle of Lexington and Concord and was unveiled on April 19, 1875, the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The statue was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, who also designed the Pulitzer Prize medallions and the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The inscription on the base of the statue is the first stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Concord Hymn, which was also written for the dedication of this monument. Emerson was a native of Concord; his grandfather was present at the North Bridge on that fateful day of April 19, 1775, and the Emerson family home, the Old Manse, lies just across the Concord River from this statue. The inscription reads: “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled; Here once the embattled farmers stood; And fired the shot heard ‘round the world.” (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Along the Shore of Jordan Pond: Acadia National Park, August 2007 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Emily @ The Beach #3: Cape Cod National Seashore, August 2007 Emily visited a beach for the first time. We set her down on a beach towel and let her play in the sand along the edge of the towel. She seemed very curious about what was going on around her. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Emily @ The Beach #2: Cape Cod National Seashore, August 2007 Emily visited a beach for the first time. We set her down on a beach towel and let her play in the sand along the edge of the towel. She seemed very curious about what was going on around her. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Emily @ The Beach #1: Cape Cod National Seashore, August 2007 Emily visited a beach for the first time. We set her down on a beach towel and let her play in the sand along the edge of the towel. She seemed very curious about what was going on around her. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Emily’s First Trip to the Beach: Cape Cod National Seashore, August 2007 Emily visited a beach for the first time. We set her down on a beach towel and let her play in the sand along the edge of the towel. She seemed very curious about what was going on around her. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

What Am I Doing?: Walden Pond State Reservation, August 2007 Emily doesn’t seem too sure of this wading stuff. What has Mommy gotten her into? Well, it won’t be long until we have to chase after her when she makes a beeline for the water. 😉 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)