Missy and I took the girls to Omaha to the zoo the Monday before their birthdays. Jennie only wanted to see a giraffe, the rest was just icing on the cake. It was hot. So hot. But all the kids did amazing. And look at their smiles . . . we had some serious fun.
The twins got to the point where they were asking what war the veteran fought in. We talked about the Spanish-American war, the Civil War and lots about WWII. They tried to touch every flag they could. They were very concerned about if they were "standing" on the dead person, often opting to stand on the grave instead.
The questions about great-great-great-great grandparents and caskets and dead people in general was always pretty interesting, and they were very interested . . . .