General Washington

We have been learning about the Great and Noble Patriot, General George Washington!  Here are a few things we've been up to…

For Book Club this month, we read George Washington Socks.  We did a tableau of Washington Crossing the Delaware...

 And made these mini-cherry pies.  They were sugar free, because my boys are doing a sugar free challenge this year, but everyone still loved them!

Tanner and Hunter made these adorable portraits of George…

Yesterday we visited with George Washington himself!  

He lives in Tustin, who knew?  He invited our school group in to his home-turned Museum to show us all of the wonderful artifacts he has from the Colonial Times and early America.

Showing us what camp would have looked like for a soldier...

Here is the inside of his little Museum…

George had a lot of currency from early America that he taught us all about.  It was fasinating.

  

 This little Patriot was impressed with George Washington too, but needed a few breaks from his Museum, enjoying the sun in his backyard.

 Holding a real cannon used during the Revolutionary War.

 Practicing his shooting skills, I think this pistol was from the Civil War.

 I loved this quote...

 And had to get a picture of this Romney '68 for Ladd...

 Here is his website for anyone interested in meeting George.  He was a really nice man, very good with the kids, and dedicated to sharing our early heritage with future generations!

Since our group was so large, we had to visit George in 2 shifts.  He lived down the street from a park, so when we weren't meeting living history, we created it ourself!  We surveyed the land, carried a sack of 12 lbs of potatoes to see what Continental Soldiers had to carry, learned to load a musket and a few other activities!  It was a very hands-on day!