“On November 27, 1868, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the 7th U.S. Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack on a Cheyenne village led by Peace Chief Black Kettle.” (from the Washita Battlefield website)
There is a small museum that helps you understand the importance of the area and what happened there.
Short walk near the visitor center that has a lot of information on the area.
A couple miles from the visitor center is the battlefield site.
There is a walking tour that you can take on the battlefield.
I highly recommend it.
There is nothing like reading the history as you walk in the same place it happened.
This space feels sacred.
If you want a quiet moment to reflect this is the place to do it.
Some of our history is sad but I want to learn that also.
We went on a week-long RV trip to the Palo Duro Canyon last week so I did not post a pic of the twins for their bday!
I did remember to take pics on their last day of being seven though!
This one does not like that she is the younger twin.
Even if it is only by a little bit.
Ha
Her nose crinkle is my favorite.
And her genuine smile.
It is breathtaking.
My oldest girl.
She asked me what I did with her sister for pics the whole time…
She was torn between really wanting pics like her sister and not wanting to miss out on what anyone else was doing.
Pretty much our day in a nutshell 🙂
Her personality always seems to come through in pics…
Ha
These girls are teaching me what grace truly means.
Birthday’s are hard for them although each one seems to be better than the last.
If you did not know this, birthday’s, holidays, etc. can be really difficult for adoptees.
It is all at once happy and sad.
Sometimes my patience fails but I think overall they had a good day.
Filled with cake, presents, and pizza(their request, which can be tough when in a new place with their allergies but we found a place! Yes, we said NO CHEESE on the pizza. Ha).
