Field Trips and Music Programs

Blogger is finally cooperating with me when I try to post pictures, so now we'll play a bit of catchup.  Recently, Ryan's class visited the Bown House.  It was built in 1879 and is one of the oldest houses in Idaho.  It's been restored and is used for educational fieldtrips.  Each room is full of items that would have been used when the Bown's lived in the house.  The classes break up into small groups and move from room to room.  It is staffed with volunteers who teach a lesson in each room.  The kids have been learning about Idaho history all year, so they all really enjoyed it.

The volunteer had Ryan and a classmate hold up the irons that were used in the 1800s and then proceeded to talk and talk and talk.  It was quite entertaining to see the irons go lower and lower as they got heavier.

When you see things like this that have survived for so long, you can imagine how the women spent the long winter evenings.  This is made entirely of hexies and, of course, entirely by hand.  Amazing!



This was the parlor.  This volunteer had some stories to tell, but she wouldn't allow the kids
to sit and be idle, so they each got a quilt block to work on while she spoke. 



Just one word...OUCH!!

Emma had her Kindergarten music program last week.  There's just something about that first music program that is SO sweet!  Here she is singing to Mr. Sun and asking him to please shine down on her. 

After the program, she got to eat hot lunch at the school for the first time.  She chose the yogurt parfait and, after taking her first bite, said "Mom. you gotta pick up your spoon, dip it in here and taste it.  It's delicious!"