We attended our fourth field trip of the year yesterday.  We generally shoot for one a month but these have all been too good to miss. 

Yesterday was the Nanticoke Indian Museum .  It started out with the children sitting on the floor and one of the museum volunteers telling them some history of the tribe and the museum.  She sang traditional songs for them and really engaged them in her discussion.  Afterwards they were able to explore the museum and see all of the displays.  We were there for about an hour.  I definitely think even the smallest children learned something.

Two weeks ago we went to Mt. Vernon .  There is so much to see there, and even the kids were impressed that they were walking where George Washington walked.  It is alot of walking and standing though, more than I was prepared for in my very pregnant state.  We plan on returning later when I have more energy and maybe when Dad can join us.

Earlier in October we were able to visit Pizza Hut for a field trip.  The management and staff was really great and accomadating.  We received a tour of the back of the restaraunt, and then everyone made their own pan pizza, got their drink, and carried it all to our tables.  We ate together and then bussed our own tables.  I thought it was a great lesson in service for the kids, they got a glimpse into the work involved by the employees at places we visit.

Our first field trip of the year was to Fort Delaware .  We all had a great time on this trip.  The volunteers are all in period dress and character.  The tour included the children actually sitting in the classroom with a teacher, and helping to load a cannon.  To get to the Fort, you travel across the Delaware Bay by ferry, which of course the kids loved!  The only draw back to this trip is that it was blazing hot the day we went!  lol  We had tried to do this one during previous school years but seems it always rained on the scheduled day.  I guess the heat was a fair trade off for no rain.

We are officially bowing out of any more field trips until after the first of the year now.  The driving and walking and standing have just become too much for me at this point.