On Wednesday, we attended the Homeschool Day at Graeme Park. The main house on the property, the Keith House, was built by PA Governor Keith in 1722. The property was purchased by the Governor's daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Graeme. Dr. Graeme was a respected doctor, justice of the PA Supreme Court and port physician for Philadelphia. The home entertained patriots, politicians and many of our founding fathers. It also served as an encampment for our troops during two battles of the Revolutionary War. We toured the mansion, "joined" the militia, saw colonial craftsmen, did some fishing 18th century style and played colonial games. What a fun afternoon!
On Thursday, we headed down to Bethany Beach, DE. We visit every year as Kiddo #1 and hubby attend the NASCAR race. We stay at a military base close by to the beach. Since it was raining when we arrived and couldn't do anything outside, we headed for the base gym.
On Friday, the kiddos got some outdoor play time in before Kiddo #1 and hubby left for the racetrack for the K and N race. The rest of us visited the Nature Center trails, strolled the boardwalk, visited an arcade and played some miniature golf.
On Saturday, we did something we have never done before-- went for a dolphin/whale watching boat ride. While there were no whales to be seen, there were SO many dolphins. They seemed to enjoy entertaining us, flipping their tails, jumping high into the air and trying to race our boat. What an amazing sight. The pictures do not do it justice. By the time you grab the camera, the dolphin has already gone back under the water. They are such incredible and graceful creatures! On the way back to Bethany from Lewes (the town from which the boat tours leave), we found a church to attend that was quite nice.
As Kiddo #1 and hubby headed to the main race on Sunday, we all went to the beach. What perfect beach weather. Who would have thought that the last Sunday in September would find a crowded beach on a warm and sunny day? :-)
Tomorrow (Monday), we are heading to Assateague to see the wild horses! I can't wait. Last year, they came right over to our car and were everywhere we looked. Hope we can see them like that again. Stay tuned for more posts as we have a couple more days of our long-weekend adventure!
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4 comments:
What a great week. The pictures are awesome!
Blessings, Dawn
Oh, you are going to all our favorite places! A whale/dolphin watch! I will have to check that out. Hope you see some ponies!
Oh wow, what great things you're teaching your children. You are one fantastic Mom I'll say. Your children are so lucky to have such a fantastic education. :) Thanks for sharing.
Love dolphins! Thanks for sharing at FTF!
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