I miss Phyllis. I went back last week and watched many of her old videos. She was not only a good cook but an Angel and kind to everyone here. I miss her and Bucky.
Enjoyed the video...I have an interest in the Revolutionary War as an ancestral Grandfather,his twin and 2 bothers fought in the war...he died just short of 105 years
Well I sure enjoyed that walking tour of Yorktown! That was really nice of you to include us. Love looking at the houses, yards, roads, etc.. together with your commentary. Thanks again and continue to enjoy the family!
Funny Colonel Stephen. Glad to see you and yours out and about together. I love historic places like York Town. Goes to show you that Freedom IS NOT FREE and you have to fight for it to KEEP IT. I pray that you and yours have a blessed healthy Happy New Year.
I’ve visited Yorktown and walked where our forebears fought for our independence. It’s humbling. I remember driving down a narrow street under a bridge, jumping out of the car to pick some flowers. Someone yelled at me because it was illegal to pick the native flower, or so he said. Oops. Too late. Yorktown was one of my favorites. Jamestown was just a memory, but it was an original settlement. Nothing built was to be permanent. It’s been 30 years since I visited. I remember an archway of a crumbling church and a church built over graves or graves placed under the floor of the church. Some coffins were exposed and there was a glass floor. It was daunting. Sadly I don’t have pictures of most of it. I wasn’t much of a picture taker, ever. Always thought I could rely on memory, but not so. Things blur and run together. I was very young. I love touring our eastern United States. I’ve been to many of our 13 original colonies. It was my goal to visit all, but I may not make it to a few. Thank you for sharing. Great family.
Omg! Your Children and their sense of Humor, Riot! Benjamin's quick with his wit and charm. Colornel there is no denying anyone of them. So happy to see Bella and she played her part just as well as the Cadet. LOL, finally saw the RMR but would never be able to pick her out in a crowd! Bet she's happy about that. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year, and am so glad you all got to be together for the Holidays!
Thanks for the great historical tour of somewhere I’ll never get to see in person. All your sightseeing videos are wonderful- thanks for taking us along and sharing your time.
Nice video ..Great seeing the kids!!! Oh so cool coffee house, sipping a good cuppa & watching the ghosties floating around! Thanks for the tour! Stay safe & see you soon
I'm lucky enough to live in an historic destination town similar to this, but smaller, here on the west coast of Canada. A lot of tourists come here, especially in summer. That's why Winter's are nice and quiet! We live next to a century old graveyard. Thanks for the tour!
Thank you so much for taking us along with your family on vacation for the holidays… I love the history and the time you took to present us with all of your knowledge. How sweet that you literally continue to tape as you walked. I hope you know how wonderful this is to those of us that might never been able to visit such places.... again, thank you thank you thank you…Think of all the people that you are touching and enlightening... with our history. People that might be handicapped and not be able to take that walk. The reenactments and your fun loving family are awesome. I love your family give my best to the ravishing Mrs. Ritter… From California God bless you all
Glad to see you in our neck of the woods!!! Know you're happy to join your family for Christmas. Thank you for your videos from the UAE. Enjoy them very much.
Great tour Colonel , thank you for including us.Looks like a very nice place. I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas, Happy New Year to the wonderful Ritter's ! Xo Take care.xo😊❤
What a fun and funny video. I absolutely love seeing all the old buildings. This was such a wonderful walk down history lane. Fantastic seeing the family together ❤️.
Virginia has so much history. I grew up and still live here...except I am on the other side of the state. It has been great traveling around my state over the years....seeing all the history it has to offer. Williamsburg, Jamestown, Arlington...but have not been to Yorktown..yet. It is still on my list. Thanks for taking us. Beautiful family!!
Loved this Steve. Glad you are home spending time with your family. Thanks for taking us along. Enjoy all your videos. I am a native Virginian. Love our history.
Very nice.The houses look so fancy but simple.Thanks so much for taking us on the tour.That's somewhere I no I could never go and see.It was Beautiful.Thank you much.
This is a great tour! I love the houses. It’s wonderful seeing more of the family. Great weather for this too. I’ve been to Williamsburg but not here. I’m glad you’re all having a good time and making great memories. Take care!
Oh Steve, I loved this tour! I will no doubt watch it again and again! I was born in Ada and raised north of Durant in Oklahoma - east a ways from where your wife is from. My g-grandparents were named Green, and I never thought much about it until David really got into both sides of our genealogy. Turns out my Green-line goes straight back to Fredericksburg and George Washington’s aunt and uncle, Henry and Mildred (Washington) Willis. I talked to an older cousin to find out if she knew anything about it and she said, yes, it is true. I’ve always had a special interest into colonial America, but never knew we had a connection to it. Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite places, been there twice and would love to go again and spend several days! Same for the entire area! Especially Fredericksburg! Oh, and those re-enactors were hilarious! Had me there for a moment! But of course the “6-star General” was a dead giveaway! And the far too modern dress! Ha!
Benjamin cracks me up! He has a great sense of humor😆. Thanks for the tour, Colonel! Yorktown, Williamsburg and Jamestown was one of my family's favorite vacations.
Hi Steve Ritter, This brought back fond memories. When I was a tween, we moved to Newport News from Europe. Dad was an AF lifer. Went to Yorktown and Jamestown a number of times. Thank you for sharing.
Awwh Ritters!!!! What an awesome gift you have given us! The tour was amazing!!! Your John Lexington appears a bit bow-legged! :) What a wonderful job he did with it. You cracking up at him just had me rolling!!! Ah the Beautiful Bella! I have missed her. She can pull out an spot-on accent!! Those eyes! First a reflection, and now the backside! We are wearing The RMR down! I can feel it! :) I can tell that Will isn't completely down with all this, but he rolls with it and I, for one, totally appreciate it. He seems a bit moody and broody (So does Nathan, if I'm honest, and nothing wrong with that) and I loved his album cover pose! :) If I had my Husband in Yorktown, it would have to be in chains or leg irons. He is a metal detecting buff. He would be knocking on doors and attempting to seek permissions. I would have to go bail him out of the hoosegow, I just know it! Thank you Thank you so much for the video lesson and the visit with your wonderful talented Family! Great Nephew truly is a beautiful baby! Wishing you all a Safe, Happy & Healthy New Year!
Great video with your family and a bit of history. Loved seeing the area. Thank you and Happy New Year to you and your family. Great New Year for everyone and hopefully better.
That was awesome! My husband was stationed in the Navy in Norfolk, Va 1972-1975. He was at Little Creak Navy base. He actually worked for a short time at the museum on base. We had some fun times living in Norfolk.
Oh Steven, that kid of yours is hilarious!! He looks so much like you, too, and has your goofy personality. A true treasure. I loved this video, because I enjoy history so much. Very charming city! Happy New Year! 🎊
Diane S from Maryland ( Eastern Shore). Just loved the historic tour you gave us. In case I never get there, you made it feel we came along. Thank you for sharing.. A blessed New Year to you and family
Thanks so much for filming this for all of us. Very interesting to see and hear the history. I love the old houses. Cool to see the cannon balls stuck in the houses. I would never have seen this if it wasn't for you. Along with other places you've filmed. Thank you so much again. for taking the time to share. You have a beautiful family. Tell Mrs. Ritter hello. 💜
Benjamin cracked me up. Lol I enjoyed the history lesson thanks Colonel. Gettysburg is another nice place to visit. I've been several times. If you ever get up North it's worth a visit. Thanks for sharing Colonel. 🙂❤
We've been to Gettysburg and have taken the driving tour around the battlefield. One of the most surreal experiences of my life. Beautiful area as well!
Absolutely loved this video, thank you so much! Took a screenshot of the peace treaty monument, it's amazing. Thanking God he blessed me to be born in this great country! Loved your kids, great to see young people with brains! They were so funny too. Again, thank you for this video. I'm from southern California and don't know when I'll be able to get back to the east coast. God bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 ❤
Loved the tour of Yorkstown! Such a beautiful place. Enjoyed seeing your family. It was good to see Bella. I haven't seen her in awhile, and even got a glimpse of the RMR! Lol
Yall were right up the road about (2.5 hrs) from me I'm up where my cousin George (Washington) was born (Westmorland County in the northern neck) it's nice to see your kids and family with you in the video
Your family is so much fun. Loved the history in this video and seeing the cannon balls in the walls. The homes are so pretty. Would love to live in one of those homes. Hope you all have a blessed New Year as well as all your viewers! 🎉
Just beautiful, thanks for sharing it and your family with us. Glad your enjoying your time home. Happy, Healthy New Year to you all. Stay well and safe.
Thank you so much for our tour ofYorktown Stephen. Just love the history and the colonial structures 💕 Your children are so entertaining and so fun . Have a healthy and happy new year ahead 🎊🎉
Thank you very much for sharing this part of history with us. It was very interesting . Have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve. Remember your collards and black eye peas and corn bread on New Years Day in honor of our Southern heritage!!
You and your family members bring us great videos. I would never get to see places like this so, I'm so grateful you show us so many beautiful places. God Bless and Happy New Year.
Many of those old houses are private residences. I'm sure there is some covenants governing what that can and can't do to the homes. Furnishings? Not sure I'd want to sit in on 18th century couch! LOL!
Thank you so much for sharing. It is absolutely beautiful. It makes me so happy to see you and your beautiful family together. May God bless everyone of you!💕🙏
Loved the tour. So beautiful.
Happy to see no one has taken down the statues.
God bless you and your family
Those canon balls in the brick amazing. Beautiful town and homes so much history.
Yeah those cannonballs were a sight, for sure!!
@@BB.halo_heir Yes they were. :-)
I miss Phyllis. I went back last week and watched many of her old videos. She was not only a good cook but an Angel and kind to everyone here. I miss her and Bucky.
Enjoyed the video...I have an interest in the Revolutionary War as an ancestral Grandfather,his twin and 2 bothers fought in the war...he died just short of 105 years
Your kids priceless to watch them acting. Lovely tour and history lesson thank you for bringing us along. Beautiful family. God Bless you.
Grew up in Yorktown! 🥰
History never gets old.
Well I sure enjoyed that walking tour of Yorktown! That was really nice of you to include us. Love looking at the houses, yards, roads, etc.. together with your commentary. Thanks again and continue to enjoy the family!
Our pleasure!
It's beautiful. You got a beautiful family 👪. Thank you for sharing.
Finally saw Arlene, while peeping in the window, we really would love to meet her !!!!
Looks like a wonderful historical town. America has massive rivers. Lovely town. Adorable family
Funny Colonel Stephen. Glad to see you and yours out and about together. I love historic places like York Town.
Goes to show you that Freedom IS NOT FREE and you have to fight for it to KEEP IT. I pray that you and yours have a blessed healthy Happy New Year.
I’ve visited Yorktown and walked where our forebears fought for our independence. It’s humbling. I remember driving down a narrow street under a bridge, jumping out of the car to pick some flowers. Someone yelled at me because it was illegal to pick the native flower, or so he said. Oops. Too late. Yorktown was one of my favorites. Jamestown was just a memory, but it was an original settlement. Nothing built was to be permanent. It’s been 30 years since I visited. I remember an archway of a crumbling church and a church built over graves or graves placed under the floor of the church. Some coffins were exposed and there was a glass floor. It was daunting. Sadly I don’t have pictures of most of it. I wasn’t much of a picture taker, ever. Always thought I could rely on memory, but not so. Things blur and run together. I was very young. I love touring our eastern United States. I’ve been to many of our 13 original colonies. It was my goal to visit all, but I may not make it to a few. Thank you for sharing. Great family.
Thank you, Cynthia!
Have a great new year
What a beautiful place. Love the houses! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!! For sharing!
Great beautiful family!!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful family.
Omg! Your Children and their sense of Humor, Riot! Benjamin's quick with his wit and charm. Colornel there is no denying anyone of them. So happy to see Bella and she played her part just as well as the Cadet. LOL, finally saw the RMR but would never be able to pick her out in a crowd! Bet she's happy about that. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year, and am so glad you all got to be together for the Holidays!
That was awesome. Enjoyed the tour!
💙Great 👍 video! Thanks for taking us along Colonel🤗. You & yours are so precious & funny 😁🥰.
Glad you enjoyed!
Hi ! Awesome! Awesome scenery! Awesome family! Awesome vlog! I need a bigger vocabulary ! LoL !!!! Deborah Manitoba Canada
Thank you, Deborah! Feel free to use "incandescent" or "transcendent." LOL!
Great show! Your kids are all naturals... lol
Wow. Could you imagine living there? Such a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing this with us. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Arlene and I had that very conversation!
Thanks for the great historical tour of somewhere I’ll never get to see in person. All your sightseeing videos are wonderful- thanks for taking us along and sharing your time.
You are in my neck of the woods! I live in Williamsburg, Virginia! 💖 Your son was hysterical doing his speech! 😂 Very sweet, talented kids!
Thanks you steven happy New Year see you soon
Thank you! Yes, I enjoyed your tour very much.
Thank you for sharing have a wonderful week with your family God bless you all
Thanks for the scenic tour. I will probably never get over there to see it. 💜🌵
You’re in my home state! A lot of history there. Beautiful place to visit!
Nice video ..Great seeing the kids!!! Oh so cool coffee house, sipping a good cuppa & watching the ghosties floating around! Thanks for the tour! Stay safe & see you soon
I'm lucky enough to live in an historic destination town similar to this, but smaller, here on the west coast of Canada. A lot of tourists come here, especially in summer. That's why Winter's are nice and quiet! We live next to a century old graveyard. Thanks for the tour!
Beautiful!!! Your blessed with a beautiful family ♥️♥️♥️ thank you for sharing!
I love seeing all the kiddos together and you sure did pass on your comedic humor . I enjoy this tooooooo much 🤣🤣 Happy New Year to you ALL
Woohoo!
Fantastic trip vicariously enjoyed with a naturally gifted Historian!
Thank you for the tour!
Blessings for a wonderful New Year!
This tour was absolutely wonderful. My family and I will be checking this area out on Friday from Maryland. Thanks for putting this together!
Thank you so much for taking us along with your family on vacation for the holidays… I love the history and the time you took to present us with all of your knowledge. How sweet that you literally continue to tape as you walked. I hope you know how wonderful this is to those of us that might never been able to visit such places.... again, thank you thank you thank you…Think of all the people that you are touching and enlightening... with our history. People that might be handicapped and not be able to take that walk. The reenactments and your fun loving family are awesome. I love your family give my best to the ravishing Mrs. Ritter… From California God bless you all
I lived in Yorktown from 1983 to 1986. I loved living there and didn’t want to move.
Watching from Chesapeake, Virginia.
Thank you.I really enjoyed the walk and the history. Beautiful day!
Glad to see you in our neck of the woods!!! Know you're happy to join your family for Christmas. Thank you for your videos from the UAE. Enjoy them very much.
You are very welcome, Anne!
Your children were great reenactors Visited there in 2017 feels like it was a different life time now
Great memories!🥰🥰
This is awesome! So much fun on this channel!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you for sharing your historical adventures. You have a beautiful family. God bless ❤️💚🕊🙏
Thank you!
Been there many times but not recently. Thanks for taking us along. Great family day, obviously!
Great tour Colonel , thank you for including us.Looks like a very nice place. I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas, Happy New Year to the wonderful Ritter's ! Xo Take care.xo😊❤
I hope you had a great Christmas too, June. Hope you have a very Happy New Year!
@@PhyllisStokes Thank you so much Colonel.xo
What a fun and funny video. I absolutely love seeing all the old buildings. This was such a wonderful walk down history lane. Fantastic seeing the family together ❤️.
Enjoyed this video. Thank-you.
Love this area, thanks for posting.
Our pleasure!
The cannonballs are something else.
Thank you for this wonderful tour.
Our pleasure!
Benjamin and Bella were great 👍 you have a beautiful family. Looks like alot of fun.
It was!
Virginia has so much history. I grew up and still live here...except I am on the other side of the state. It has been great traveling around my state over the years....seeing all the history it has to offer. Williamsburg, Jamestown, Arlington...but have not been to Yorktown..yet. It is still on my list. Thanks for taking us. Beautiful family!!
Love this area!! Grandma is outside Lynchburg! Happy Holidays!!
Loved this Steve. Glad you are home spending time with your family. Thanks for taking us along. Enjoy all your videos. I am a native Virginian. Love our history.
Very nice.The houses look so fancy but simple.Thanks so much for taking us on the tour.That's somewhere I no I could never go and see.It was Beautiful.Thank you much.
This is a great tour! I love the houses. It’s wonderful seeing more of the family. Great weather for this too. I’ve been to Williamsburg but not here. I’m glad you’re all having a good time and making great memories. Take care!
Oh Steve, I loved this tour! I will no doubt watch it again and again!
I was born in Ada and raised north of Durant in Oklahoma - east a ways from where your wife is from. My g-grandparents were named Green, and I never thought much about it until David really got into both sides of our genealogy. Turns out my Green-line goes straight back to Fredericksburg and George Washington’s aunt and uncle, Henry and Mildred (Washington) Willis. I talked to an older cousin to find out if she knew anything about it and she said, yes, it is true. I’ve always had a special interest into colonial America, but never knew we had a connection to it. Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite places, been there twice and would love to go again and spend several days! Same for the entire area! Especially Fredericksburg!
Oh, and those re-enactors were hilarious! Had me there for a moment! But of course the “6-star General” was a dead giveaway! And the far too modern dress! Ha!
Thank you, Sharron!
Benjamin cracks me up! He has a great sense of humor😆. Thanks for the tour, Colonel! Yorktown, Williamsburg and Jamestown was one of my family's favorite vacations.
I loved seeing Yorktown and all the history back there! It's been quite a few years since I've been there so this was a nice reminder.
Thank you!
Hi Steve Ritter, This brought back fond memories. When I was a tween, we moved to Newport News from Europe. Dad was an AF lifer. Went to Yorktown and Jamestown a number of times. Thank you for sharing.
Loved every minute of this 🎉🎉🎉😊
Awwh Ritters!!!! What an awesome gift you have given us! The tour was amazing!!! Your John Lexington appears a bit bow-legged! :) What a wonderful job he did with it. You cracking up at him just had me rolling!!! Ah the Beautiful Bella! I have missed her. She can pull out an spot-on accent!! Those eyes! First a reflection, and now the backside! We are wearing The RMR down! I can feel it! :) I can tell that Will isn't completely down with all this, but he rolls with it and I, for one, totally appreciate it. He seems a bit moody and broody (So does Nathan, if I'm honest, and nothing wrong with that) and I loved his album cover pose! :) If I had my Husband in Yorktown, it would have to be in chains or leg irons. He is a metal detecting buff. He would be knocking on doors and attempting to seek permissions. I would have to go bail him out of the hoosegow, I just know it! Thank you Thank you so much for the video lesson and the visit with your wonderful talented Family! Great Nephew truly is a beautiful baby! Wishing you all a Safe, Happy & Healthy New Year!
Thank you so much, Stephanie!
Thanks so much for sharing. Loved the tour with Bella, William and Ben and the rest.
Great video with your family and a bit of history. Loved seeing the area. Thank you and Happy New Year to you and your family. Great New Year for everyone and hopefully better.
That was awesome! My husband was stationed in the Navy in Norfolk, Va 1972-1975. He was at Little Creak Navy base. He actually worked for a short time at the museum on base. We had some fun times living in Norfolk.
Linda Nave my younger brother was a career Navy & there around the same time!
It is a great area!
Lol! Good sense of humor. Nice Family!
Wow! What a beautiful, historic town. I was born in Virginia but left when I was about 2yrs old. Thank you for this footage.
Our pleasure!
Oh Steven, that kid of yours is hilarious!! He looks so much like you, too, and has your goofy personality. A true treasure. I loved this video, because I enjoy history so much. Very charming city! Happy New Year! 🎊
Never a dull moment with Benjamin, Judy! LOL!
Diane S from Maryland ( Eastern Shore). Just loved the historic tour you gave us. In case I never get there, you made it feel we came along. Thank you for sharing.. A blessed New Year to you and family
You too, Diane!
Thank you...very interesting!
Thanks so much for filming this for all of us. Very interesting to see and hear the history. I love the old houses. Cool to see the cannon balls stuck in the houses. I would never have seen this if it wasn't for you. Along with other places you've filmed. Thank you so much again. for taking the time to share. You have a beautiful family. Tell Mrs. Ritter hello. 💜
Thank you!
Ty for sharing Stephen
Benjamin cracked me up. Lol I enjoyed the history lesson thanks Colonel. Gettysburg is another nice place to visit. I've been several times. If you ever get up North it's worth a visit. Thanks for sharing Colonel. 🙂❤
We've been to Gettysburg and have taken the driving tour around the battlefield. One of the most surreal experiences of my life. Beautiful area as well!
You’re just down the road from me in Williamsburg!
I love history. Enjoyed the walking tour of Yorktown. Enjoyed meeting the “re-enactors”. Great tour, thank you. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓!
Absolutely loved this video, thank you so much! Took a screenshot of the peace treaty monument, it's amazing. Thanking God he blessed me to be born in this great country! Loved your kids, great to see young people with brains! They were so funny too. Again, thank you for this video. I'm from southern California and don't know when I'll be able to get back to the east coast. God bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 ❤
I’ve never been there, so this was really nice to see. Love the kids and their sense of humor! 😁💕
Loved the tour of Yorkstown! Such a beautiful place. Enjoyed seeing your family. It was good to see Bella. I haven't seen her in awhile, and even got a glimpse of the RMR! Lol
You’re in my neck of the woods!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed!! I love History!
Thanks so much!
Very interesting! Thank you for taking us along with you!
Glad you enjoyed!
Yall were right up the road about (2.5 hrs) from me
I'm up where my cousin George (Washington) was born (Westmorland County in the northern neck)
it's nice to see your kids and family with you in the video
Your family is so much fun. Loved the history in this video and seeing the cannon balls in the walls. The homes are so pretty. Would love to live in one of those homes. Hope you all have a blessed New Year as well as all your viewers! 🎉
Just beautiful, thanks for sharing it and your family with us. Glad your enjoying your time home. Happy, Healthy New Year to you all. Stay well and safe.
This just got on my list of places to visit. Great video and you have a beautiful family. God bless 🙏
Thank you so much!
I love to visit there So much history. Lovely area. Glad your family could all be together for the holidays. 😊
God Bless you & your family in 2022. Enjoyed video so much. Love from ky 😇❤
Happy new year!
Thank you so much for our tour ofYorktown Stephen. Just love the history and the colonial structures 💕 Your children are so entertaining and so fun . Have a healthy and happy new year ahead 🎊🎉
Thank you! You too!
Thank you very much for sharing this part of history with us. It was very interesting . Have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve. Remember your collards and black eye peas and corn bread on New Years Day in honor of our Southern heritage!!
It's lovely there. Thank you for taking us!
Our pleasure!
Awesome video, thank you so much. Beautiful family, big hugs from Tennessee.
Thank you, loved this tour.
You and your family members bring us great videos. I would never get to see places like this so, I'm so grateful you show us so many beautiful places. God Bless and Happy New Year.
Loved it. Do the houses retain the old furnishings and such?
Its clear you're so happy to be back home with family.
Many of those old houses are private residences. I'm sure there is some covenants governing what that can and can't do to the homes. Furnishings? Not sure I'd want to sit in on 18th century couch! LOL!
Thank you so much for sharing. It is absolutely beautiful. It makes me so happy to see you and your beautiful family together. May God bless everyone of you!💕🙏
Steven I really enjoyed the tour thank you 🤗 it was great seeing your family together 😄 I hope you all have a healthy happy and prosperous New Year ♥️
You too, Sue!
Thanks for the quality video tour.
Great video... Raised those kids well.. wonderful personalities...Still laughing
This was fun to see and enjoyed the history. Sending hugs prayers and kindness. ❤️🙏🏼👍🏼
Thanks so much!
As always I enjoyed this video as well!!! Keep them coming. Thanks
Hello from Yorktown, Virginia!!!
Did you see us walking around? LOL!