Alexis' Field Trip

Alexis went to the Chester County historical society yesterday. Boy, was she excited when she got home!! A typical dinner for us involves Sean and I asking what happened at school that day. This is usually replied to in a couple of different ways--"nothing"; OR a detailed minute by minute replay of the day (I'm sure you can all guess who gives the play by play).

Last night, Alexis was so excited to tell us about what happened on her field trip she could barely contain herself until dinner. We kept telling her to wait until dinner to give the whole story so she'd have something to talk about...she liked that idea, but didn't like the wait!

So, the synopsis of Alexis' field trip....

• She learned how to make butter (you like, um, put milk in a jar thingy and then you like shake it and there's this um, little ball thingy in it to like agitate it, and yeah), and also heard the story about how the guide that showed them how to make butter hates buttermilk and thought that her grandfather, who first let her try it, was trying to poisen her because it tasted so bad.
• She learned what type of clothing used to be worn by men and women and even got to try some on. She thought this was very cool, but couldn't understand why none of it fit her!
• She had to memorize a portion of the Declaration of Independence...and she DID!!! She recited it to us word for word, no mistakes!!!! I was so proud! By the way, she still remembered it this morning, and let me know how impressed with herself she was that she could still remember it--and recited it again.
• She learned how to put together chairs, and they were able to actually assemble one while they were there.

Since Alexis rarely gets excited about anything at school...this was a much welcomed change of pace. Hope everyone enjoyed my rendition as much as we enjoyed hers!