AUGUST 2012 -- CATCHING UP!
Wow! August came and went and this poor little blog sat still!
I will work to catch it up now, even though we are into Sept stuff all ready!
The first week of August, most of us went to Washington DC for several days. Vernon had his yearly Accounting Conference and we tag along. I got off easy and stayed home with Mason to complete some projects while Vernon and the kids drove across the country. They had stops in St. Louis, Nauvoo, and the Hancock home in Ohio. Mason and I flew to Washington DC where they picked us up at the airport. Joseph stayed home because he has FHS marching band camp.
Only 8 kids! It seems like so few for some reason! We miss our older 4 children!
At the US Capital -- in just a few months, a new president of the USA will be inaugurated.
Our USA small attempt at a "Trevi Fountain" like in Rome. Nice effort. :)
The kids got to help unfold and refold an enormous flag that is the size of the original "Old Glory." After it was unfolded, we all sang "The Star Spangled Banner" and then they folded it back up. It was quite a task to keep it off the ground!
Benjamin is such a great big brother!
JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA
We took a little side trip and visited the site of the first European settlement -- Jamestown. It was quite a treat! In the recent years, archeologists have started working and found some amazing discoveries. For year, people thought that the site of Jamestown was underwater. New research has proved that wrong. They have recently found soil stains that they think are the original location of the original church AND if that is true, it would be the location of the marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe!
Looking at the old church that was built, but is not the original church of the settlement
The backside of the church. The tarped area in front is the land that contains the soil stains in the shape of a cross for major support beams -- what would have been in the layout of a cross for a traditional catholic church of the time.
Statue honoring John Smith -- by the way who was not ever romantically in love with Pocahontas.
A model of the original settlement at Jamestown
Rachel needed a picture withe the statue honoring Pocahontas because she loves to learn about Native Americans
The tarped area that is waiting to be excavated. They are saving it to coincide with Pocahontas's upcoming birthday.
Rebecca needed a picture with Pocahontas because when Pocahontas went to England, she took the name Rebecca.
Since the girls had a picture, then Daniel needed one too!!!
And David .....
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