On Tuesday we were back in Charleston on the USS Yorktown and later in the day we took the boat ride to Ft Sumpter- to my surprise my daughter Brooke loved it- the history part that is. Yes! I think part of it was seeing the four dolphins in the ocean on the ride over, but she also was very surprised when I point out that the crater holes in the walls still had the shells imbedded in them. I guess you never know exactly what will click in a childs head. This by the way this was my second time at Ft Sumpter so I gave some of the girls a guided tour and pointed out how a cannon is positioned, loaded, aimed and fired. Some of the cannons were missing different equipment so you had to look at 2-3 cannons to describe every detail. Most of the cannons were buried in sand after the Civil War when the fort was upgraded during the Spanish American War. It wasn't until decades later that many of the cannons were "discovered" once the fort became a tourist attraction.
By Thursday we were again at the state park which the kids loved- and I highly recommend. Earlier in the week Bobby had dug a huge hole and the kids all took turns being covered up to their necks in sand. Later on Thursday we got the kids to help build a huge sand castle and waited for the ocean to tear it down.
I did a little fishing but we had no luck- really didn't matter- we all had a great time together. People wonder with home schooling if the kids get enough interaction with other kids- all I can say is that these 8 kids got plenty of interaction- they all got along great. Plus when I think back on my childhood the best part wasn't being in school with 500 other kids- it was having a friend to hang out with- and most of those great memories I have were on those summer vacations when 3-5 families got together. I just know that this vacation is something Brooke will never forget.
By Thursday we were again at the state park which the kids loved- and I highly recommend. Earlier in the week Bobby had dug a huge hole and the kids all took turns being covered up to their necks in sand. Later on Thursday we got the kids to help build a huge sand castle and waited for the ocean to tear it down.
I did a little fishing but we had no luck- really didn't matter- we all had a great time together. People wonder with home schooling if the kids get enough interaction with other kids- all I can say is that these 8 kids got plenty of interaction- they all got along great. Plus when I think back on my childhood the best part wasn't being in school with 500 other kids- it was having a friend to hang out with- and most of those great memories I have were on those summer vacations when 3-5 families got together. I just know that this vacation is something Brooke will never forget.
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