Following Lewis and Clark

 This weekend we decided to take a last minute outing.  Sunday after church we were having lunch and decided to go on a little trip since Darrick had Monday off and the boys have no school.  One of the classes the boys are taking this semester at Port Gardner is called "Lewis and Clark".  So we thought it would be fun to see some of the places they were.  We packed up and drove 4 hours south to Astoria, Oregon.  We stayed the night at a Holiday Inn Express with a pool and an awesome view of a bridge out our window.  We had fun swimming and then had a goodnight sleep.  We enjoyed our continental breakfast and then hit the road to do some learning!

Our first stop was at Fort Clatsop, Oregon.  Naomi was entertained by crafts while we viewed the museum and watch a short film.  Jacob really took a liking to Lewis' dog, Seaman, which is why he is hugging him in the picture below.  For his souvenir Jake picked a stuffed Seaman and a picture book about him.  Micah picked a postcard and 3 pencils. 

Jake ready to travel with Lewis and Clark

Micah and Jacob with Lewis and Clark

 After the museum and movie we headed outside to view the Fort.  Darrick and Micah had fun pretending they were guards.  We looked all around before we headed back to the museum.

 On our hike back Jacob spotted a salamander under a log.  I have no idea how he saw it because even when he pointed it out to me I still couldn't see it.  He picked it up and held it for a bit before he set it free again.

Micah also found some neat things.

 Then we drove across the big bridge(in the first pics) to Washington to Cape Disappointment and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.  It was very hands on and the kids got to try out a lot of things and do a lot of exploring.

It was a fun time and we all agreed that we would like to visit again in the summer, when the weather will be nicer!