Showing posts with label field trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label field trip. Show all posts

Friday, October 23, 2009

Homeschool Days at Colonial Williamsburg

I'm embarrassed to say that this event happened over a month ago - health issues have kept me from getting much done lately. However I finally found a few moments today and wanted to post about this fun day.



A couple of TOG moms also came that day, so we had a small "GeTOGether." This was my first time meeting Tammy and Laurie. Their families are awesome! So glad we had a chance to meet! Laurie comes to Williamsburg often so I'm sure we'll meet again.


The last time we came to Colonial Williamsburg, in March, my son was disappointed not to see the musket shooting, even though we were there for three days. Fortunately this day we just happened to be walking by when this young person was getting a lesson in musket loading and firing.

Laurie's family comes often enough that many of the interpreters know them and will stop and gladly tell great stories.

The new Revolutionary City programs are awesome! This is Benedict Arnold when he marched British troops into Williamsburg and seized the town for the British. The crowd got into it as well. What fun!



Of course the fife and drum corps are always great. We followed them down Duke of Gloucester Street to the parade grounds to see a reinactment of the gathering of the American troops for the march on Yorktown.

We can't wait to go again the next homeschool days!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Norfolk Zoo

The kids had been asking for several months to check out the local zoo. Funny, after years in San Diego, with yearly passes to their world-famous zoo and wild animal park, you would think these smaller zoos would be a disappointment - but not my kiddos. They love any zoo, no matter how small. The Honolulu Zoo was a fun place for them, and the Norfolk Zoo is no different.


the Norfolk Zoo's famous lion twins, born right here



This gazelle was just looking for a fight with this giraffe!

How fun - you can get right in the middle of this prairie dog town!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Nauticus

Back in January we joined Homeschool Day at Nauticus, a Naval museum in Norfolk. We had never been to this museum before, and we sure enjoyed it!



The boy is fascinated with anything mechanical.


They got to touch a shark! How cool is that?



Look out! There's a great white shark behind you!