We had some company visiting over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon we headed to the historical part of town. We had reserved tickets for Independence Hall. Traffic as heavy but we made it in time to get the tickets.
This is the Supreme Court Room. You might be able to see the iron bar cage, that is where the defendant "stood trial". Yes, he stood. Prior to the state seal hanging there it was a royal coat of arms.
This is the assembly hall where the Second Continential Congress met and the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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t has been over a year since we have done the historic things in town. This year we have been studying American history so it was meaningful to visit Independence Hall. I love being able to make history come alive and real. We saw the chair that Benjamin Franklin referred wondering if it was a rising sun or a setting sun.
Sometimes I wonder what all is going into Miss K's mind and what she is processing. There is no question that quite a bit goes in and that she does understand what is happening. She was so cute "reading" this. I did ask her if she remembered the
birthday party at Valley Forge and she said it was George's.
Since we were downtown and had found parking we decided to do a bit more there. We took a carriage ride through some of the parts of the city.
One of the features of shutters in colonial times was to be able to close them so the man counting window panes for taxes could not see how many panes you had.
The color of your door would tell some things about you -- black meant you were a Quaker, red meant a Protestant and green was the Catholic's. Pennsylvania was founded to give freedom to all.
It was a fun afternoon. As we were leaving the city, Miss K said she wanted to eat Chinese food. We will often go to Chinatown for a meal when we are heading through the city. She knew where we were.
A few times she got brave and headed to the water. She said something about a "big wave."
She practiced surfing without the surfboard.
J spent quite a bit of time in the water. I think he did catch the big wave or two. The water was warm enough that I went in one afternoon.
and the winning team plus some extras.
It is my blog so I can say which is the winning team. I think everyone made it into the picture so we are all winners. It was a fun event and we are already talking about what we will do next year.
I left her with her aunts and went to the boardwalk for some lemonade. When I left she was sitting in sand to her waist, and by the time I came back she was buried. Her aunt said that she told the boys to stop but Miss K kept telling them to put more sand on. She was sitting still and started to nod off.
The shirt was stretched in this event but it already had a rip in it. Our local hole inspector has become a rip inspector and she notified us that it was ripped. Trust me if you have a hole keep it away from the hole inspector because she will make it a bigger hole.
So this is what she made and said "Liberty Bell.
Things she does and listens to is getting in her brain. Even though we might not always know what is getting in I am encouraged to continue teaching her.
She would push the ball and then stand there and watch.
When her turn was over, we would just push the dragon to the side.
She was very independent. Most of the time she would not push the ball until I was sitting. She would allow her brother to help.
By the second game J was beginning to learn a bit. He also learned that he really should have a size 6 ball. He had been using a heavier one and just couldn't really hold it.
