The Stinnettie Barber Shop

The olde town barber shop :)

"Close your eyes"

"Are you almost done?"

Sisters really give the best hair cuts!! Right,... Daniel?!

"Stay Still!"

Fall Festival with Cousins

We spent this morning with our cousins in Delaware at a fall festival in their town.

Daniel, James, Cloe and Luke decorate pumpkins

Macey getting her face painted

Down the street there is a house museum set with furniture from the 1800 and early 1900's. Behind the museum is an old local cabin where life in pioneer days was being explained. Daniel shows how children used to bring water for their mothers to do the wash.

Cloe rubs a shirt on a washboard to clean it

John tries his hand at ironing an apron

In the main house was this old piano forte with a hair wreath above it

This gentleman showed us how his family did the laundry when he was a boy, with this 1934 Maytag washing machine.

Maryland History Trip to St. Mary's

On Friday we left early in the morning to go to St. Mary's City for a homeschool day event being held there. We learned about early Maryland and American history in a hands on way.

A row of two families- the King's and Stinnett's watching a pulley demonstration on a ship (The Dove) in the river.

Amy and John roll cornmeal into balls to bake in the open fireplace at the plantation house

Upstairs a cat takes a nap in the children's beds

Brothers -outside the court house! :)

Jennifer reading old handwritten documents on the court house wall

Susan at an open window

Daniel learning how to start a fire

John bringing up the anchor on the ship

Stinnett children with "The Dove" in the water behind us

Mom and Dad by the river

Until next time!

Fall Fest at Turners Creek

One Cute Cowboy

Learning more about owls and snakes

Can you take a guess as to what this is?

A Hair dryer!?!

Post Mistress

A man making fresh apple cider

John and Jennifer remove corn from the cob

Daniel tries his hand at it!

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful...

All creatures great and small..

Each flower that opens...

The pleasant summer sun...

The Lord God made them all

The tall trees in the greenwood..

The rushes by the water..

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them every one....

Outdoor Fun

The Three Musketeers

OK. Whose ball is going in first?!

John and Amy exploring in the woods

John in a tree sandwich

Summer sandals

Ahhh...refreshing smoothies.

Country boy

A Trip to the Firehouse

Earlier this week Susan took the boys to meet up with their cousins at the Clayton Fire House in Delaware. They had a blast!

Learning the Stop, Drop and Roll routine- Cloe, John and Luke are in the center

Luke working on an art project

Luke, John, Mark, Cloe and Macey with Aunt Penel wait their turn to use the hose

John putting out the fire!

Cloe's turn

Cousins, Jaime and John enjoying a firetruck

Uncle James with his youngest son, Fireman Mark

Mark's favorite part of the outing was the chocolate cookie! :)