Field Trip

 Tracy and I took the kids on a field trip to Burritt on the Mountain. It is a beautiful place with a mansion. We took a tour of the mansion after making sure we got a picture of the kids. Forgot to do our traditional picture in front of the van. The tour guide in the home was full of info about the doctor that once lived there and about the area. People used to flock to the area for the natural springs and stayed at one particular inn. The mansion burnt down shortly after it was built and there were pictures of it on fire. They rebuilt the home within a few years of the fire.

 I love this picture of the kids....so many personalities!

 Looking out over the city of Huntsville. It was fun to point out the big Rocket for the space center.

 We walked around the property which they have now made into a small town from the early 1900s. There wasn't alot going on during the day but the kids had no problems entertaining themselves. When we got to the Chapel....they took turns up on stage singing made up songs or Christmas carols.

We are really looking forward to returning again. They host many classes and do home school days. This should add alot to our study of American History.

Panda Art

Butterfly is enjoying the art projects in one of her school books.

Rice Crispy Turkeys

 I love creative themed snacks. These were too cute. PF helped me make these until she burnt her hand on some hot melted marshmallow.

 Needless to say the girls enjoyed them!

The Love of Reading

I just love this picture. I love that all my girls love books and love to read. We try to make it to the library once a week. This past week, we showed up to the library for a Thanksgiving program a bit early so we enjoyed over an hour of looking/picking out books. They love having a pile of fresh books to enjoy each week.

The Skittle Turkey

Even though Thanksgiving is over, there was still one activity I wanted the girls to complete before I pack up Fall/Thanksgiving themed activities. I love fine motor skill activities and I knew the girls would love anything that involved candy. They all had fun filling in the turkey with skittles and getting to enjoy a few skittles after they finished.

Thanksgiving Fun

Thanks to pinterest, I found so many fun worksheets for the girls to work on this week. They have really been enjoying all the coloring and the lack of their regular work.