September 28, 2008 at 12:39 am (Photos of us)
Malabar Farm is a fabulous place to take young animal lovers. We went for the first time today. It is about an hour north of Columbus (near Mansfield), and their Heritage Days were fabulous. The kids made apple cider, rode ponies, rode horse-drawn wagons, tasted all kinds of homemade foods, petted animals, and saw all kinds of historical re-enactments. There were people dressed in costume from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and as early Pioneers. They demonstrated how to fire a musket, a cannon, how to be a blacksmith, and how to make pottery, weaving, spinning, and lots of other things. Here are some great pictures.
We even discovered that Malabar Farm is where Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall got married in 1945. How about that?
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September 28, 2008 at 12:24 am (Photos of us, Why homeschool)
One of the greatest things about homeschooling is that we have a different schedule than the rest of the world. While everyone else is in school, we can go places and avoid crowds and long lines. Last week, we woke up, saw that the weather was fabulous, and decided to go to the zoo. There wasn’t a single school group in the entire zoo (due to the recent windstorm), and the zoo was almost empty. Only a few moms and toddlers could be found. It was great!
We decided to go on the train. Imagine our surprise when Jack Hanna got on the zoo train, and sat three rows ahead of us! The kids were very excited. They knew exactly who he was because his picture is everywhere at the zoo. Afterwards, he was very nice, and even posed for pictures with many families. My kids know that Daddy loves Jack Hanna, and they couldn’t wait to tell him the exciting news! What a day!
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September 10, 2008 at 1:09 am (Photos of us, Why homeschool)
One of the greatest joys of homeschooling is watching my children play together and help each other. Since homeschooling takes less than two hours per day, the kids have lots of playtime. We spend lots of time together, and the three children have really grown close. Here are a couple of pictures I’ve taken in the past two weeks that I just love.
In the above picture, The Naturalist gave both of his sisters a tricycle ride at the same time.
This is how I found them, laughing and laughing. Don’t ask me what they are doing.
The Naturalist loves to help his younger sisters. Here, he is teaching the Dancer about numbers. He volunteered to help her and spent about twenty minutes explaining math to her! Doesn’t it melt your heart?
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September 1, 2008 at 12:44 am (Photos of us)
Cincinnati is a fabulous city for a vacation! It is only two hours from Columbus, and has so many things to do! We were only able to visit three attractions while we were there, but we hope to come back and explore more next time!
First, we visited the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science. We received free admission with our COSI Membership. The kids’ favorite was their realistic cave exhibit.
Next, we went to the Duke Energy Children’s Museum (It is in the same building as the Natural History Museum). This was the children’s favorite, and we could have spent an entire day just playing with the balls! There was also a multilevel forest that was great for climbing and sliding.
Finally, we visited the Cincinnati Zoo. It is a wonderful zoo, and it is quite unlike the Columbus Zoo. The Columbus Zoo organizes animals by continent of origin, but the Cincinnati Zoo organizes animals by type of animal. We had a great time!
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