A bit of History...

The Third Graders in our school do a big project every year - the Wax Museum. They each choose a significant figure in history, learn all about them, dress like them, and then all pose as if in a museum. If someone comes up and pushes a button on their poster, they will give a speech about that person. It is a Big Deal.

Lizzie chose Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I remembered that several years ago, we had visited a monument with the Declaration of Sentiments that she wrote on our way back from Palmyra, New York during our internship in Connecticut in 2004. So, look what I found in our Archived photos?

Here is the house in Seneca Falls, NY, where Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived when she wrote the famous "Declaration of Rights and Sentiments"On this waterfall wall is engraved the entire Declarations along with the Sentiments. It's quite powerful and inspiring, especially if you remember it was written in 1848,more than a half century before women would actually have the right to vote!

This is Lizzie sprawling in the Elizabeth Stanton clover.

As I was looking through all those old pictures, you can't believe how nostalgic I became! Our kids have grown up and changed SO much in the last 4 1/2 years. It made me a teensy bit sad!

So, here for your enjoyment is some of our own Stewart History!

Here is Lizzie in front of the house she would one day like to own. I believe this is the Vanderbilt Mansion in Rhode Island. It was alright, I guess. I've seen better. Actually, no, I haven't.

This is in Boston, a sculpture paying homage to "Make Way for Ducklings" by McCloskey. Our friends, the Stephensons, were with us on many of our escapades that summer!

Lizzie and her friend Ellie in front of the house we lived in in Newtown, CT that was built in 1901. Eli in Cape Cod. All-American Baby!And here's one of our favorites from the summer, "Lizzie Monroe" in NYC.

Man, I love those kids! But how did we ever get along without Ivy around?? :)