With Baby #4's arrival approaching quicker than I had anticipated (still due June 3 but the months seem to be flying by), I am working hard on completing our school year before the little one shows up on the scene. By looking at my attendance sheet, I computed that by teaching Philip and Braewyn every Monday through Friday from here on, our last day of school would be April 26 (we must complete 180 days to complete a school year). That would provide a WONDERFUL month (if baby comes on time and not before) to relax and get last minute things in order. All that said, God's plans are always perfect and often not what we have expected. We'll just have to see how things really pan out.
Anyway, this past Saturday was a school day thanks to our field trip. We spent a refreshing three hours at Kings Mountain NMP and really learned a lot! I had read online about their Junior Ranger program (available at many national parks), and so the first thing we did was go to the visitors' desk to get Philip and Braewyn their Junior Ranger booklets. It told us we had to watch the 30 minute movie (a docu-drama of sorts depicting what happened during the Battle of Kings Mountain; occurring during the American Revolutionary War for any non-history buffs), hike the 1.5 mile trail around the mountain, and complete four activities in the booklet. The kids were excited and I liked the fact that we had a something with which to validate it being a school day!
So here are the pictures! And yes, Juliet enjoyed herself just as much as the rest of us regardless of understanding anything about the place. (If you click on any of the photos below, you will be able to see them all in a larger format.)
And home again to the 21st century...