Field Trip

Today I got to go on a field trip with Emily's class to Fort Christmas. I'd never been there before and Emily was so excited that I was selected to go. It was a really cool trip! We learned about the pioneers who came to Florida and how they lived. They have several historic homes that were relocated to the site of the fort. The guides taught us how to do laundry, make candles, grind corn, and feed livestock. We got to taste butter that we churned and sample cane syrup harvested from the sugarcane plantation they have on site. It was a really fun and educational day! And luckily for us it was overcast so it wasn't nearly as hot as it could have been.

 Doing laundry

 learning about candlemaking

 getting ready to dip candles

 learning about churning butter and grinding corn

 feeding the chickens

I'm really glad I was able to go on this trip with her.