I'm trying to catch up with sorting photos & my blog, so afraid that means a blog full of photos! And since these are from over a month ago, it's time I put them up here.We organised a "field trip" to the Highland Folk Museum at the beginning of the new "school" year with a few other homeschooling families (our pastor & family and a couple of families from our homeschool group). It was a rather wet day but was lovely to spend time with good friends and visit an interesting museum! :-)
The children really enjoyed the playground!
Lots of things to climb on
Then we headed off to walk round the museum, which is 1 mile long and is an 80 acre living history site. It's a fantastic place for a day out with plenty to see and interesting for all ages.
A hen with tiny chicks
Colouring some pictures
more colouring
looking round some of the farm buildings
Farm site again
By the railway line and train station
It seems kids always want to climb! :-)
In the one-room school house - trying out quills and ink and slates
Abigial practicing on a slate
Heading across the forest with friends
Benjamin & Abigail running through the trees
next to a pond
Our favourite part of the museum: the 1700s township, with very authentic houses! Dirt floors, real peat fires, and no windows! The smoke inside was awful - can't think it could be very healthy to live in a house like this! lol Clement wouldn't go inside at all, as he's got hypersensitive sense of smell and couldn't cope with the smoke!
Benjamin trying out a broom
Leathermaking - was very interesting to get a demonstration of the man's work, though again, Clement didn't like the smell of the leather and ran off! lol
The children loved the wheel barrow
Abigail in front of a house
Playing together
Deborah relaxing and enjoying the back seat of the Phil & Teds pushchair :-)
The mill wheel
Clement riding on a purple tartan cat!
The church at the museumWe did get fairly wet before lunch, but thankfully it dried up later in the afternoon and we had a really nice time.
Then 2 days after the above outing, we had a Saturday afternoon church picnic (bbq) at the manse! The day was dry, though they were organised and had a tent (marqee) which was a very good idea and a nice shelter from the wind too! We had a lovely time there with lots of church friends and the kids really enjoyed the afternoon too.
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The tent
My boys had *lots* of fun with their wagon!
Abigail attempting a sack race for the first time! :)
someone else in a sack!
Abigail getting a bit of help while in her sack! lol
The much loved wagon again
Deborah loves being outside and really enjoyed crawling around the grass
Clement looking a bit sleepy here...
and after we got home, we found him asleep like this! He obviously really was tired. :-)
