Alight at Night

Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, ON is a wonderful place full of living history and during the summer months you can visit to see the cabinetmaker, baker, and sawmill all at work, but after they close for the season, they spend the next 6 weeks stringing Christmas lights over the entire village. Then for the month of December (up to January 6th) they open their doors at 4:30 pm to let visitors enjoy the Alight at Night display. We had never been before, so this year we decided to make the trek. Even though is was drizzling a little, we had a wonderful time on the horse drawn buggy tour, drinking hot chocolate at Cook's tavern and listening to Christmas carols in the church. The newest addition in the enchanted forest with wonderful lit up animals.

The Battle of Chrysler Farm - Part 2

Before the official battle began, there was a children's "Military Muster". Red jackets, hats and wooden muskets were available for any children who wanted to participate, and much to our surprise Aidan was dying to try it out. First they learned to march:

Next, the new recruits had to stand at attention and load their rifles. For the grand finale, they had to charge!!! Aidan is the fourth "soldier" from the left.