Delaware

I remember going to Rehoboth Beach as a child and also as an adult, but the kids haven't been in the state of Delaware before. The timing of our trip was based on wanting to see a production of Matilda. Although Nadia loathes some of Roald Dahl's books, Matilda is one of his books that she loves. Our itinerary for this Friday through Sunday includes Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, John Bell House (part of the First State National Park), Rehoboth Beach, Air Mobility Command Museum, and seeing Matilda at the Wilmington Drama League. Maybe the gas will be cheaper in Delaware? It went up to $5.15 in our town yesterday, EEK!!! Our neighbors have graciously agreed to watch Milo again for us. I am really, really hoping to get a nice family photo of the five of us either at Longwood Gardens or the beach. Also, since Oliver was very interested in the go karts in Pigeon Forge, I decided we should let the kids experience a go kart racing track for the first time in their lives at Rehoboth Beach. After we visit Delaware, the kids will only have twelve states left to visit! We're hoping to cross Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont off the list in September. Speaking of vacations, below you will find the video from our recent vacation (or field trip as Oliver calls it).

We were in South Carolina on May 19, and Nadia and Ian are planning to return to South Carolina on June 15 with other kids from our church's Bible quizzing team. They should be returning home on June 19. The quizzing on the books of Romans and James will end on June 18. Jill, Macey, Ben, and Chris will be on our church's team that is competing in the A division. Faith, Keegan, Nadia, and Ian will be on our church's team that is competing in the B division. Since five of the team members are homeschoolers, they began having extra practices last week before school let out. Nadia and Ian have practiced with the team at least two hours a day for six days in a row as of today. Although summer doesn't officially start until June 21, it truly feels like summer has begun now that the kids around here are also on summer break. Today is the first day that Kids' Cafe is serving lunch in the park, and today is opening day for the swimming pool that we joined for the third year in a row. My kids didn't eat at Kid's Cafe today because Pop Pop picked them up from Bible quizzing to take them to lunch at Bonanza, but we did head to the swimming pool for a quick dip this afternoon. Although we might be on summer break, it doesn't mean that all learning has come to an end. Tomorrow I'm planning to take the kids on a tour of a courthouse and jail that also includes a demonstration by a K-9 dog. Wednesday we're planning to take a tour of a local snowboard factory.