Life is like a lollipop. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's sticky. But mostly it's sweet.
BATH TIME
Dad was the navigator. One map is included with the fee, additional maps were 2 bucks.
This was a great first-timers course for us. It was at Green River Community College were the campus is surrounded by trails and dense forest land.
We did need to take a break when the kiddos were a little tired.
Watch the above movie to hear some of the interesting things that she learned.
This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. 
Slurp, munch, crunch. He went to town on that piece of fruit. Here is what remained.
They used the three dollars each from GeGe and Great Grandpa to buy Cow Chip cookies and cocoa earlier in the week.
Kennedy had a little V-Day celebration at co-op yesterday with her friends.
It was a busy day with co-op and ballet right after. I picked up a heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's and headed home. I expected to return to a messy kitchen (I made George Washington sugar cookies in the morning before co-op and didn't have time to clean it up). Instead, I was floored when I walked into the house. Not only had Ken cleaned up my messy kitchen, but you can see the lovely display that was set up for us. Chilled champaign, a new red pepper grinder, spicy chocolates, a primrose, and a big box from Nordstrom. My precious hubby had gotten off work early to prepare the wonderful surprise. Actually, I am still surprised. It was so completely unexpected and such a sweet blessing...and the contents of the box? New workout clothes for triathlon season. A man after my own heart.
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Levente (Levi) Samuel was born to Tamara and Attila on January 22.
Elizabeth Ann was born to Stacy and Andrew on February 3.
I thought my husband was watching Jackson and Harrison while I tried to keep Kennedy and Michael in view. He thought I had Jack...and you can imagine what happened next. It was a mad scramble to find our son. Luckily we was wearing a bright orange sweater, so my eyes knew what to look for. It was such a relief (and frustration) to find him in a totally different exhibit, playing with one of the displays; completely oblivious to his parents' concerns.
The students were encouraged to dress for the time period. Here Captain Kennedy is pictured with her friend, Brooke (Molly Pitcher?).
Several stations were set up for the new recruits to visit to help them truly experience Valley Forge. Here the students learned that many of the soldiers did not have shoes to wear. It was a harsh winter and they had to walk through the snow with bare, and often bloody feet. Thankfully none of these soldiers' hands and feet turned black from frostbite like those in the Continental Army!
Only a slim few were seemingly unaffected by the harsh winter.
After walking through the snow, they wrapped their feet in bandages, and headed off to the next station.
How many steps were there to load a musket? Here the students learned what had to be done before a shot could be fired.Watch the clip to view the soldiers in training.
I am amazed at the way in which these ladies use their talents to bless the children. I know that the students will not soon forget Valley Forge and what the brave soldiers faced as they fought for liberty and freedom from Great Britian.
Okay, this last little clip is not from the Valley Forge experience. Later in the day the younger students made drums and marched to the beat of Yankee Doodle.
Did you know that the song was originally sung by the British soldiers to make fun of the Colonists? But the Americans liked the song. By the end of the war, they were singing it, too. After the final battle at Yorktown, Virginia, when the British were defeated, the American soldiers sang Yankee Doodle when they made the British Soldiers march past them and give up their guns.
I'm just very sorry that I was trying to sing along with the drummers as I recorded this clip. Unfortunately, you hear more of my tone-deaf notes than the sweet sounds from the children.
