Friday's Fun Fieldtrip

A fellow homeschooling friend invited us to join her co-op group for the day.  We headed to Camp Greenville.  It was a beautiful day to be out in the mountains!!

 





The younger girls headed on a nature walk and collected "nature items" they later used to make a craft.

Meet Larry (Mackenzie's) and Bob (Haleigh's).

 During this time Sophie was with an older group discovering "Secrets of the Mountain" as they learned compass skills.

We all joined back up for a picnic lunch.  Afterward, my friend and I decided to let the littlest ones run in a field for a while as we visited.  Haleigh and her friends headed to learn about reptiles.  Sophie, get this... headed off to RIFLERY.  This may not seem like a big deal, but as soon as Sophie heard what her group was doing she became pretty fearful for her own safety, as well as mine.  She left the lunch area with her group and some very qualified staff who encouraged her it would all be ok.  When we met up with her she was in her third session, Archery.  I asked her how riflery went.  She looked at me with very shiny eyes and quietly said, "I actually like it- a LOT!"

During Archery Sophie hit the target twice and was very excited!  (And I was very excited for her ;)  It was so fun to watch her overcome some fears and gain some confidence in an area that completely out of her norm.

Haleigh wrapped up the day in an instrument making class.  

We all had a GREAT day and before we made it home they were asking when we could visit Camp Greenville again!


(Susan, thanks for inviting us along, it was an absolute blast!)