Snake Night at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Sea World Homeschool Field Trip

Pioneer Farms Homeschool Field Trip

Technically our school year does not start for another two weeks, BUT we couldn't pass up an opportunity to join some of our FISCHE homeschooling families for a school field trip to Pioneer Farms (which happens to be just up the road from us).  Here are some pictures from our morning adventure.

You know you have a Texan when the first words out of his mouth when he gets to the farm are "LONGHORN mommy!"

Alex said he loves Tepees and he wants to live in one.  Until he discovers there are no books and no air-conditioning.  Then I think he'll change his mind.

Standing inside the Smokehouse.  Does he really understand what this was used for?

The detached kitchen.  He found the idea of a kitchen outside (where you potentially had to walk through the rain to get to it) a bit disturbing...considering how much time he spends in our kitchen, I'm thinking the extra distance might have been a good idea!

The outhouse.  He would have stood inside the outhouse for a picture too, but I'm not even going to go there!

Field Trip Around Texas

We don't really need much of an excuse to go driving around Texas, but meeting up with family is the best excuse there is.  And after finishing up a custom order that I needed to deliver, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to have lunch with Cathy and Cheryl - "the ladies" as Alex calls them.  So we hopped into granny's car and hit the road with our grand field trip plans hastily thrown in.  Because really, we can learn just about anything anywhere we go!

FIRST STOP: The Texas Cotton Gin Museum, Burton Texas

SECOND STOP: Royers Round Top Cafe, Round Top, Texas

(though you'll notice I forgot a picture of the cafe...excuse to go back?  I think so!)

And then on the way home, just because we could...

THIRD STOP: Texas Wendish Heritage Museum, Serbin, Texas

(I WANT one of these for my sewing room!)

Alex LOVED the classroom and thought the giant Abacus (left, middle) was super-cool!