First Field Trip of the Year

We decided Wednesday evening to start our school year a little earlier than we had planned.

So ... Thursday morning I got up and packed the van for our three-day beginning-of-the-school-year (first annual?) field trip.

We had lessons in history.

Theodore Roosevelt

cowboys

the wild west (watching a dramatized shoot-out)

We had lessons in North Dakota geography.


We had lessons in botany and zoology.

wild horses (!)

We had lessons in astronomy both nights.

We had lessons in music and dance at the Medora Musical.


We had lessons in adaptability.

Our trail crossed the Little Missouri River,

so we crossed the Little Missouri River.

Our trail crossed this muddy stream,

so we crossed (!) this muddy stream.

Unfortunately, we were unable to cross the second stream and had to turn back.

We got dirty.

sinking in the mud trying to cross the aforementioned stream

playing in the dirt

We got tired.


We had fun.

dinner at camp

digging

picking things up and carrying them around

playing catch

hanging out together

hiking

goofing around