A couple of weeks ago, we went on a field trip to St. Augustine. The Lighthouse there was doing a homeschool day and we decided to take advantage of the fort while we were there. Here is a picture of my children with the Thomas children (our new sweet friends) outside the entrance to the fort.
While we were there, a man dressed in original Spanish clothes showed us some things that the people back then would have used for medicinal purposes. He said that MaKenna's hair was the perfect length for sutures (she kept it hidden from him!). It was truly a time to be thankful for modern inventions!
Delaney is the Thomas' 7 year old daughter. (They have 2 boys as well.) She loved hanging out with Holly and MaKenna and wanted to take lots of pictures with them!
Although it was a little chilly that day (we had a cold snap come through the night before and it was only 40 when we got there!), it was a BEAUTIFUL Florida day, as you can see from this picture of us at the top of the fort.
We left the fort, had a picnic lunch and went to our scheduled event at the lighthouse. They had a great amount of info for the children with songs from sailor's back then, to native plants that they are restoring on the grounds and info about the lighthouse itself. We all learned so much and then got to climb the 219 stairs to the top! Thankfully, it had warmed up some, though it was still windy.
One of the highlights of our view was the control burn that they had going on nearby. This kept all of us fascinated for quite some time and we got to talk to one of the rangers about why they do this and how often. It was so interesting!
We were so glad to have Nina and Paul and their family join us at the lighthouse. Here is a picture of all the kids at the top.
I love this picture of MaKenna and Max, Nina's youngest - he just loves MaKenna and asked me take their picture - so cute!
After leaving the Lighthouse, Melissa and Micah introduced us to letterboxing. Basically, you go online, find clues to a letterbox and then follow them to find it. Once you do, you take their stamp and stamp your journal and take your family stamp and stamp their journal with the details of when you found the box. We loved doing this and will continue to find more wherever we go! Here is our family and their family in front of the keeper's house where we found our very first letterbox!
OK, that's all for that day. Here is a neat shot that I took of my beautiful girls last week. I think that it is so neat!
We have also been gardening and have many things growing, but that will have to be another post! I hope that you enjoyed catching up on our life and times!
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Thank you sharing your day with us. We had a wonderful time with you all. Delaney really loved having other girls around. What a blessing you have become to our entire family.
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