Our week was cut short by an extended field trip but I'll start with what we did for school this week. Tons of pictures of our trip will be at the end!
Wednesday was our first day back and I had to go to all-day training on this Barton system we'll be starting with the boys:
Nathan started his moon unit. He drew the different phases of the moon:
We also measured how far he could jump if he was on the moon! You can kind of see Samuel in this picture--he was pretty wiped out with a cold this week but he didn't miss school. I was more flexible about when we got his work done, though!
Hunter used some popcorn to work on fractions. :)
We had a tepee disaster this week but we got it done. Thanks Mom! :)
Now, for our trip! We had planned on going to the zoo for some time and decided on the St. Louis zoo because it had everyone's favorite animals (tiger, leopard, hippo and penguin). We stopped in Hannibal on both ways to enjoy some of the fun it had to offer, as well.
This was the last stretch of the 244 steps to the lighthouse. My legs burned the rest of the trip!!
A great view of the Mississippi River.
A very fun toy train museum:
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn statue:
Samuel left a coin on the railroad track on the way to St. Louis and we stopped to check on it on the way back. :)
This is the area we stayed in. I thought this sign was so interesting!!
Our hotel room--it was the perfect set up for us!
We went to Fitz's the first night and the kids had giant floats:
We had the saltwater pool to ourselves both nights so that was pretty fun for everyone!
Our zoo trip!! We have tons of pictures! There were definite ups and downs but, overall, we enjoyed it!
After our major disappointment on Monday, the goats cheered Samuel right up. Everyone loved petting them!!
This is Nathan's pirate "arrgh" face. Ha!!
Carousel ride!! Nathan cried when I put him on the penguin--too high!! So we sat in a seat together and he like that.
Field trips! So much fun.
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