Thankful Thursday- Today

Thankful this morning for the little boy who woke up and said, "I love you more than a peacock."

Thankful this evening for the girl who yelled to me, while jumping in a twirly dress on the trampoline, "I think the meaning of life is to love, have fun and take care of all the animal creatures of the world!"

And thankful at bedtime tonight for the exuberant excitement of the boy who found a new way to create super-hero drawings and can hardly sleep because he is so full of new ideas to try.

Wordless Wednesday- Tie-dye girl

Yes, she really went out in the world to play like this...and she was happy. :)

Gettysburg

We had a great trip to Gettysburg, PA, recently, to see their sites and learn some history.

Sean and Natty loved it, of course...

while Francie, Johnny and I were pretty much bored to tears.

Francie finally discovered the highlight of her trip-- bones in the woods!!

While Johnny found fascination in exploring the cannons for a really long time...

A fun, educational trip!

Fort Story/Historic Villages at Cape Henry

While we were in Virginia Beach, we went to Fort Story to take their American Indian Village Tour and see a Native American Pow-Wow.

We enjoyed the dancing and the beautiful trails through the woods. Natty enjoyed buying a new cross-bow....and I enjoyed, once again, the opportunity to teach my children, untraditionally, and watch their fascination with what they discover and learn.