On June 19th we went to Battleship Cove with my parents. The kids had a wonderful time running around the ships and learning about life in the Navy. It was also great to have my dad there since he served on two of the types of ships they had (a destroyer and also a submarine). We also toured a Russian built ship and a battleship. As a side note: I found out about this thru the website Family days Out USA. They have listings of fun things to do in each state; you can filter the results by indoor/outdoor activities and by age ranges.
The following week the kids went to VBS (Vacation Bible School) at the church associated with the school they are attending. It was a fun, busy week. They are looking forward to VBS at our church next month. It is always a lot of fun but both churches do their VBS in the evenings so it makes for some late nights.
The weekend of July 4th was also busy. Although we didn't make it to any fireworks we did have a fun weekend. On Saturday the 3rd we went to the Roger Williams Park Zoo. We all had a great time. We had never been to this zoo before but had heard great things about it, we certainly were not disappointed. They had a great variety of animals and I really enjoyed the fact that the paths are mostly shaded so despite the weather being in the 90's we were comfortable (even with me having Titus in the carrier).
The 4th was spent at church. We had a great dinner after the morning service and then an afternoon service of singing and sharing testimonies. It was a fun and uplifting day.
This past week has been pretty quiet since we've been staying inside a lot due to the heat. We're hoping to get out this next week for some more fun adventures. Here are a couple pictures from our zoo trip and a recent picture of Titus (since you can't really see him in the zoo picture :) ).
Keira taking a rest by the bald eagles
Ethan & Hailey very excited to see the elephants.
Titus napping thru the excitement :)
Titus - two months old
Oh, and I forgot to mention, I love your new blog look! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to read your updates! WOW, Titus is getting big! He's so adorable--love the hair! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having a fun summer! Jim's dad has always been interested in going to Battleship Cove. We're hoping to go there on one of their visits to us; we thought about it last year, but decided to wait till Josiah was a little older. It was good to hear you guys (and kids) enjoyed it!
The zoo sounds great too! We are planning a trip to the Creation Museum when we are in Ohio at the end of this month. I think that will be our big "field trip" for the year! I am looking forward to all of it, but I think the kids will especially enjoy seeing the exotic animals they have there. :)
Thank you! I thought it would be nice to change it for the summer.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to take the kids to the Creation Museum sometime.