Old Sturbridge Village

Our first field trip of the year was to Old Sturbridge Village.  The kids were very excited to go because it was their homeschooling day and therefore, had tons planned for the kids.  We started off with soem funny photos and then went to make our 'soldier's bag'. This was a scavenger hunt where we had to find the pieces that would be in a soldier's bag before leaving for the war.  The kids had to fugure out which piece came from which place.  They had a blast doing it!!!  We also rode a stagecoach and pumped water for the horses.  We carded wool and watched a woman spin it into thread.  The kids even got to make their own candles!  All in all, we spent 6 hours touring and exploring.  I loved watching their faces as they discovered something new or made a connection to something we have learned about:)  Afetr a quick stop at the gift shop where we got marbles, a table bowling game and some revolutionary war figures, we headed home.  It wasn't long before the car was quiet and all three were sleeping all the way home!

Colin's 7th Birthday:)

Colin decided that he wanted a party at the Children's Museum this year.  He was so excited to have his friends there with him!  We had a mickey mouse/pirate theme as these are 2 of his favorite things.  All the kids got to play in the museum for a while and then we went into the party room.  When I walked in, all the kids were sitting and ready for cake.  After a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday, everyone dug in.  After cake, we pulled the strings on the piniata and all the kids scrambled to grab prizes:)  We played upstairs for a bit and then headed downstairs to the huge lightbright, marble run, scarf room and water room.  All the kids wound up outside playing in the giant climber.  I loved all the laughter that day and enjoyed seeing my beautiful smiling from ear to ear!  On his actual birthday day, Colin asked to go bowling:)  All three kids got a spare!  Then we went over to the game room and Colin hit for 100 tickets!  What a great day:)