State Fair of Texas 2010

B/W Photography

Just a few of AMS's b/w photography,
available in full at the end of the school
year when she has her first public showing.
Stay tuned for details!

Gold Rush Party!

First, a dinner of "salt pork, beans and cornbread" -
modern day translation...cornbread muffins,
baked beans and turkey bacon. :)

Panning for gold!
Believe it or not, once someone found some
(rocks spray painted gold)
it DID INDEED start a gold rush,
for EVERYONE picked up where they
were panning and moved to wherever
gold had been found! OVER AND OVER
this happened...great teaching moment!

Afterward, I set up a bank and they
weighed each teams gold and
exchanged it for money.

Then, while the kids played, I set up
a Mercantile at which they were able
to shop for the "goods" they wanted.

This was GREAT FUN!!

It. Is. Finished!

Astronaut Training Center

Civil War Reenactment

Blacksmith, our first stop

He made this cool sword for JSS!

Below is a "Where's Waldo" type challenge -
Can you find JSS and COS?

Below: In front of the firing squad. :)

Checking out what soldiers
during the Civil War carried
in their packs

Musket demonstration...
he even fired at the end of it

Sweet camping chair we want to make now

The Colonel or General or someone
that was a big deal. :)

They have genuine rope beds like
Pa made for Ma in Little House on
the Prairie! Sweet!

Something disgusting to keep
the kids on their toes...

Hospital room

Making a corn cob doll