Lincoln birthday

Abraham Lincoln Quotes… 20 favorites plus free printables!

making cupcake toppers for Abe's Abe Lincoln themed first birthday party

I'm back with a little update! My baby turned one year old a few weekends ago. And I. Can't. Believe. It. I never really understood why moms would cry when their babies turned one. But now I get it. My baby is a toddler and it happened all so fast. In a flash we sped through breastfeeding, tummy time, burp cloths, and bottles. And now, all that is boxed up as sweet little memories of a year gone by. Shortly after we decided on the name Abraham, I came up with the idea to throw him an Abraham…

As I mentioned in my part one post, our main objective with Abe’s first birthday party was to get together with a few close friends and family and get a cute picture of Abe with frosting smeared all over his face. But I thought it would be also be adorable to take pictures of all the kids in a stovepipe … Continue reading →

Mary Todd Lincoln's cookbook, which includes her recipe for "Courting Cake". "The best cake he had ever had”, according to President Abraham Lincoln.

Presidents Day celebrates iconic presidents, but there was a time when even Washington and Lincoln endured as much partisan rancor as Obama and Trump.

"Lincoln the Railsplitter." A Lincoln Centennial Souvenir Postcard depicting the president on the left and the image of him as a young man, splitting wood for fences.

Walking in Lincoln's footsteps will bring history to life. President Abraham Lincoln started his life at Sinking Springs Farm in Kentucky then moved to Indiana and eventually Illinois before starting his political career. Follow in his footsteps across the US and visit the many places he has been.