Honey Springs Battlefield Education Day ~Checotah, OK

 

jawbonesOnce every three years the Honey Springs Battlefield has a re-enactment of the civil war battle that took place there.

banjo listeningThe day before the re-enactment they had an educational day!

Most people that know me are aware that I am pretty passionate about history.

In fact I leave it as one of the last subjects of the day I teach so I do not spend the whole day on it!

I feel like I am surrounded by like minded people at these history events!

ringtossA couple other homeschool mom’s came with me to this event.

Here is my friend Stephanie helping to demonstrate a game that would have been played at that time.

We offered her because she has girls (at least that is the best excuse I could think of).

blacksmithsmokeThe boys kept trying to hide from the smoke coming from the blacksmiths fire.

soldier talking drummersEveryone was nice and very patient!

We saw a lot of the same people that had been at the Homeschool Day at the History center!

I love introducing my kids to history at a young age.

Of course boys hate learning about hero’s and battles.

So difficult to get them into weapons…

And don’t even get me started at how much they hated the loud booms made by the guns.

They suffer through it because they love me so much no doubt.

30

I am now 30.

30

I really do not have a problem with that. Most of my friends are in their thirties.

What I did not count on was my feelings of panic that I did not end my last day in my twenties in a big way.

I was suddenly sad last night that I was not out hiking in the ozarks or watching the sunset over a lake.

I wanted to take off for the nearest lake but dinner was on the stove.

I settled for a self portrait and a walk in our backyard in between the moments dinner needed my attention.

I also made myself a pumpkin cheesecake and ate half of it…

Eating half of a cheesecake will always make you feel like you are celebrating.