A couple of weeks ago, I took my three oldest kids to an old army fort that holds Civil War Reenactments and overnight educational programs for students. My mom helped me make dresses for my daughter and me. The boys wore jeans and solid shirts. I tried to find solid colored flannel shirts, but it is the wrong time of year. However, the weather was unseasonably cold and stormy and we even had to wait over an hour so they could clear the highway of snow, on our way there! There was still snow on the ground and it was cold! Thankfully, I worked in the kitchen with the fire place burning all day. The kids worked in 5 different stations throughout the day. They learned how to make candles and do laundry on a washboard. They built wooden tool boxes and bent metal in the blacksmith's shop. They made adobe bricks by stamping in the goo with their bare feet and they chopped veggies for the yummy stew that we had for dinner. The kids were all "recruits" and the major and general kept them busy the whole time with chores or games. In the morning after we all packed our things, the kids had to clean and sweep the barracks until they passed inspection. It took them two hours! While all the parents stood around the fire drinking coffee :) But they got a good breakfast and hot chocolate afterwards. My kids loved it! I hope to take the two younger ones in a couple of years. Here are some pictures:
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Looks like you all had a lot of fun. Crazy how cold it has been.
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