Field Trip - State Capital

Have you ever gone on a Field Trip to your state Capital?  

When I heard about Andrew's class going I was like....I would love to go! I do not remember going myself. Well maybe I had gone....but I don't remember it.  So when they needed Chaperones, I was all for it. Even when they needed me to drive kids in my own car, no problem. They had two classes going and not enough room for everyone. Kind of sad, that they only had one bus available. But I am happy to help out when ever I can. Most of the kids are really good. There is always a few ...... Andrew's teacher is very good with them all. 

I really liked the dome....It is huge. 

The kids love seeing all the police men in the building. They had a huge demonstration the week before. With people camped out on the floor out side the Goveners office. 

We had a great tour guide. You could tell she had been doing this for a long time. She knew just how to take care of the trouble makers. Get them involved. I loved it. 

I loved seeing all the cool details in the building. I wont bore you with the all. 

They had a mock trial for the kids in the Supreme Court room. Andrew got to play a Defending attorney and they went thru a real trial that had happened in that court room. The kids really payed attention and got involved. It was great to see. Good job tour guides! 

Some of these books were from 1854!  I was really surprised they kept them uncovered. Records of the trials. I was impressed. Very cool. 

We watched the lawmakers at work. 

This Chandelier is huge....You can fit a small car in the middle of it. It is 29 feet wide in the middle. 

I had a great time. Thanks! I am glad this building is open to the public. Washington is a great State! 

Daffodils and Tulips!

A couple of weeks ago we decided to go to Mount Vernon and see what was blooming. The Annual Tulip Festival had started but as you can tell the weather is still cold. So most of the tulips had not yet bloomed. But that was ok because I usually miss the Daffodils. We had perfect timing for most of the daffodil fields.  

We did get kicked out of this first field. The farmer had left the gate open for his workers, but we saw it as an open invitation to visit. Well they told us other wise. But that was after we had taken some photos. So we just packed up and went to find another field. The next we found was even better!  They were so bright and the color seems a richer yellow. ?? 

I think we had good timing also, because not too many people were out in the field. 

I do not understand how they can post no parking and no trespassing signs in the fields that are in bloom right next to the street. Do they not want us to visit, and buy stuff in the shops.  As you can tell this bothers me. They only have two fields set up for taking photos. And they make you pay to go in and they are usually really crowded. I think most people are very respectable in the working fields. 

I had a great time taking photos as you can tell. It really was the perfect lighting, it was not too bright out. I do with it was not so cold. 

We might try and go up later when the Tulips are ready. We will see. 

 I love this photo of Andrew. He has his video camera in his hand also. Awesome! 

The ground here was really bouncy, you could tell it had been very wet recently. They had fun jumping up and down and bouncing. 

 We just happened to come upon a parade!  We were cracking up when we saw all the corvettes. On the way here the kids were playing Car Bingo and one of the squares was to find a Corvette on the road. They could not find one. Now we know they were all getting ready for the parade. 

I think this is also why not too many people were in the fields. They were waiting for the Parade. The kids had a fun time seeing all the animals and cool old cars. 

Thanks for a great day Westra family!  It was a very fun day.