Stephen had learned all about the first Thanksgiving and the early colonial days of America at school. This was all exciting for him and it had already become obvious to his parents that Stephen had a strong interest in history. It began, or they first noticed it, as soon as he started to talk. He would frequently comment on stories that related to programs he had seen on the History Channel. Of course when he was just learning to speak the words would come out sporadically and not in sentences, but when he clearly said Caesar it caught their attention. They soon realized that what they had been hearing earlier as us gus, was actually Agustus. A program on the early development of the Roman Empire had been on earlier in the day and a commercial for olive oil reminded little Stephen of the first Roman emperor.

After this experience they began to pay closer attention to the words their son was trying to say and his mother finally had to admit that he wasn’t always saying Mama. They wanted to encourage their son’s interest and would frequently leave the television tuned to the History Channel. This was also one of the most affective ways calming Stephen down when he was being disruptive or unruly. They could simply plop him in front of one of the history programs and he would become quiet and still.

After Stephen returned home and began talking about the first Thanksgiving to his mother she came up with a great idea. They were going to be spending the holiday with just the three of them that year so she talked to her husband and they decided to surprise Stephen with a trip to Plymouth, Massachusetts. They booked a room in a hotel Plymouth and planned to spend two days there. Stephen was thrilled and would remember this as being one of his all time favorite Thanksgivings. He particularly enjoyed watching the recreation of the first Thanksgiving and wanted to talk to and congratulate the actors when it was finished.

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