Family field trips

Although we love our kids' schools and wouldn't want them anywhere else, 

I have to admit that I envy the fact that homeschool families

can go on field trips almost anytime.

We still go on a lot of family field trips,

but unfortunately they sort of need to coincide with the school calendar.

We missed a few days of school for our Christmas trip,

but I think we did a decent job of providing educational experiences.

Like this trip to the Holy Land Experience.

And this roadside stop at a cotton field.

Nothing like seeing for yourself why Eli Whitney was a hero.

We were passing by this college town,

so we stopped by for a taste of the college experience.

And by taste, I mean we visited the football stadium.

We learned all about westward expansion and the Louisiana Purchase

at the Gateway Arch.

And last but not least,
I taught Ben how to use Photoshop.  

Because racecars need numbers.

Once a teacher, always a teacher.