Fort Vancouver

Today was my Westward Expansion class’ field trip to Fort Vancouver. After hassling me about being a bona fide educational institution, not giving us the tour I signed up for, making us stand and wait out in the cold for so long, and then having one of the volunteers bash homeschooling when he found out we did, I have decided this might just be the last field trip I arrange with them.

Ok, I done venting now…

On the bright side, it was probably the best tour I’ve ever taken there and it just renewed in me my dream of doing educational programs at historical sites for homeschoolers someday! And, it’s always fun to go on field trips with friends!

Here are some of the pictures we took. You’ll be able to tell which are mine and which are my Will’s pictures… His are the good ones! LOL

A Sunny Happy Easter

For the first time in years, we had a sunny Easter Sunday! It just makes the whole day so much better!

Our Easter service at church went great! The breakfast was yummy, the music went really well, everyone actually sang, we had our egg hunt outside (for the first time since 2006) and the cross was gorgeous (as usual)!!! It truly felt like a celebration of our Savior’s resurrection!

Since Zack was housesitting and met us at church, we did our baskets when we got home from church.Although we decorated eggs, the boys decided not to go in their rooms and pretend to sleep while the “Easter Bunny” hid the eggs. LOL

 

Then we made the trip down to Portland for Easter dinner. We also enjoyed all kinds of outdoor activities in the sun… Yay!

a bit of croquet before the egg hunt

 

first everyone helped the boys look for their eggs in the woods out back

obviously a critter found this one before we did…

 

then the littles went up front for their egg hunt

We also took a few pics while everyone checked out their haul…

Elsie and Stella were so cute!

     

Group shots

Then we just enjoyed the sun while we waited for dinner…

chatting on the porch

snacking on some chicks

out on a Sunday drive

the kids are dancing around with their new umbrellas while singing “Father Abraham”

What a happy Easter!

"The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.' " Matthew 28:5-6