Skip to main content

Fort Buenaventura

For our May Field Trip we went to Fort Buenaventura....
a lovely park in Ogden. Okay I have lived here, most of all my life, and I don't think I've ever been here! I hope to return soon, with Papa Bear and enjoy it again... it's beautiful there.
We had a Wilderness Survival Man there, who discussed many survival skills, and things that Mountain Men would do to life. He also is a beaver trapper, today. Let's just say Noble, was in heaven. Survival is his newest "thing". He even had to go up and talk to him after the presentation!





Here is the replica of the original fort. Boy found a new friend!



and of course, we had to learn about hatchet throwing.....




Can you believe I got three of my own children throwing at the same time!
This next picture is of Valiant, he was SO into it. He's a knife throwing, gun toting, little man.


WAIT!!!!! How did that get in here????
Okay it's Mama Bear!

My plan was to hit the log, and bring fear to my A's.....
sorry didn't happen!!!!
but it was fun trying. I needed the taller log, I had one sitting on the ground. I kept throwing too high... I know excuses, excuses!!!

Labels:

Comments

  1. flutemomMay 19, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    just found your website from a comment you made on another blog (fivejs). i found it interesting that your children's names all begin with 'a'. we have 5 girls, no boys, and all begin with the letter 'j'. when i post something on the calendar i just mark which j it is, for example dentist j3 and j4 10:00.

    ReplyDelete
  2. MelindaMay 20, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    How funny is that!!! The fivej's are all "J's" too!!
    I just have to know, did you plan to name them all "J's"??
    Ours wasn't really planned, it just happened!!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sugar, oh sugar!!!

okay so as i have stated, we don't eat sugar. This being said, we do eat natural cane {also known as turbinado} sugar, honey, stevia and agava. I do try to limit this. I figure to some degree sugar is sugar, and not good, even in it's natural state. I don't want to get into a "sugar fight" with anyone! So all I am going to say, is it's quite common knowledge that sugar isn't good for you. I am a sugar lover! Always have been, I'm sure. I have a very, very, very sweet tooth. Sugar was hard for me to give up. Which is why I am so thankful for so many natural sweeteners! The reason we stopped, was knowledge, we started studying sugar, and learning about it, and we had to stop. As for our family, we had to give it up all or nothing, we are a cold turkey kind of family!!! We have tried to give up sugar, oh I don't know around 100 times!!! This time it finally stuck. The more I read, the more I study the more I am so thankful for that decision. So how di
5 comments
Read more

and that's why we don't eat sugar.....

4 comments
Read more

Winter/Seasons/Snowflake Bentley Unit

I am preparing, gathering and getting ready to begin {again} our unit with the littler A's about Seasons/Winter/Snowflake Bentley and Balto! I haven't gotten anything yet on Balto, he's later into our unit, so I am not there yet!! We started it the day I purchased it, I was so excited to do it!!! However I decided I better take a few moments and plan what we will be doing!!! SLOW DOWN!! I just wanted to put a few links here I have found. Since I believe in giving credit, where credit is due.... I will link you directly to the posts I stole, or I mean took my ideas from! {someone help, I forgot how to cross out words on my blog??!!??} I started with this, Download and Go Winter Wonders We are planning on extending these to the max!! Some days, might go 2-3 days, some might go a week or more. Alot will depend on the kids, and my ability! Then I found some more fun ideas Spell Out Loud, is doing the same download and go activities, and she has some wonderful links, mostly for
5 comments
Read more