{This Moment} At Plimoth Plantation

{This Moment} - A single  photo  - no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments section for all to find and see. We wish you a lovely last weekend of summer! xo

Today's Adventure

With how glorious today was, and with Dave having the day off today, we deiced it was the perfect opportunity to head to Plymouth and spend the day at Plimoth Plantation. The one other time we had visited was when the girls were really little, and with Grace learning about the Native People this year it felt like it would be a good time to finally head back. As an added bonus, since it's still early in the school year, we figured we wouldn't encounter any field trips there just yet (and we were totally right)! 

Our first stop was the Wampanoag Homesite. It is truly wonderful to live near so much history, and to get to see first hand how the Native People lived back in the 1620s.

Learning about the Native People. 

View from the top of the fort. 

Since we were right there we figured it would be good to stop by the Mayflower II before we ended our visit. We had not been to the Mayflower II before, and it really was very neat to get to explore the ship the Pilgrims came over on (even if it is only a replica). 

We couldn't have asked for a more glorious day for this adventure! Being able to travel back in time and see history come alive before our very eyes is such a gift! xo

A Journey To Where It All Began

Today we decided to take a road trip to Plimoth Plantation (courtesy of museum pass from the town library).  When we left home it was a gorgeous, blue sky day, and yet the closer we got to Plymouth the cloudier and windier it became.  But as the good New Englanders we are we bundled up and continued on, determined to pay homage to where it all began.  All this month we have been reading lots of books about the First Thanksgiving and so it was a great field trip for the girls to see the place and meet the people that they have heard so much about. 



We learned that this dwelling is called a wetu. 

Heading to see where the Pilgrims lived. 

The girls loved seeing these chickens in the house!

We all loved seeing the chicks go under their mama to get warm!  She fit all six of them under there, it was absolutely incredible.  And yes, this spring, a flock of chickens is so in our future!

We had a great time at Plimoth Plantation, although there was not as much to do there as there is at Old Sturbridge Village.  The Plantation was very mellow, with not all that much going on today.  We are not sure if that is the normal vibe of the place or if the cold weather was keeping things from happening.  We loved learning that it's more polite to use the term "native people" when refering to the original inhabitants of this land.  And we loved learning more about what life was like before the settlers arrived. It was great to be there with Thanksgiving just a few weeks away.  Kinda brought it all in perspective, I guess you could say.  It is a place we will certainly return when the girls are older and studying about that time period. xo