State study part 2

We finished up our state study with a visit to Indy. We made a side stop in Wabash. Our state song is "On the Banks of the Wabash,Far Away." We wanted to check out the river that inspired our state song. (Here are the lyrics, interesting song!) Mark and I both wanted to stay in Wabash, what a beautiful little town! We read the lyrics of the song, and then walked down a nice little path to the river. It was a beautiful way to start our morning!


















We quickly got back on the road and went to The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. (I love cars!) It was a lot of fun to see them up close! I think it would be a lot more fun to drive them though! We each picked our favorite car, but of course I didn't take a picture of the favorites! Titus was a little upset that he couldn't get inside all of them! I hope someday we can actually go to a race. We are not race fans, but to hear the sounds would be really impressive, I'm sure.














We finished out our study by stopping in at Johnny Appleseed park in Fort Wayne. We read several stories about Johnny before we got there. It seemed like a nice little park. We didn't spend much time there though, we were all tired, it was HOT, and Titus had hives. It was a quick little stop, we checked out his grave marker and went home! It was a long day, but we had a good time, and learned a few things too.

State Study

The beginning of July started with a study of our state. (yes, I'm a little behind on posting!) We learned when we became a state, state facts, about our flag, some famous people, and how our state got it's nickname! We "tried" to learn about our towns history as well. We had 3 field trips, our first one was to our towns historical society. They had some good things to check out there. We were able to see pictures of the Indian chief who our town is named after, and pictures of the 2 families that started our town.
I'm going to share some information and pictures from our second field trip. We went to Gene Stratton Porter historical site. I've always loved the gardens here and I've wanted to go in the house for a long time. (I went once when I was a little girl, but didn't remember anything about it!) Before we went we did a little bit of research on Mrs. Porter, learning some basic information about her.
The woman that conducted our tour was REALLY good. She shared a lot of information. I was really impressed with Mrs. Porters life. She sounded like the kind of person I would love to sit down with over a cup of coffee.
A couple of things that really stuck out to me: Her photography skills, they were really impressive. She once took a camera up a tree to capture a baby blue jay. (The camera would've weighed over 40 pounds.) She climbed the tree with it and then sat there all day waiting til she got the shot she wanted.
The other thing was the way she built her house. She wouldn't have had an architect, it would've just been her planning it. It's a beautiful house. One of my favorite things were these huge bins in a cupboard that held her main baking supplies. It made me want to redo my kitchen, it was so neat!
I would recommend going on the tour and taking a peek into the life of Gene Stratton Porter.

Wouldn't you love to sit here with a cup of coffee and admire the view!


Can you see what's hidden in the fireplace? (she had multiple hidden pictures in it)



Her actual chair...



My beautiful mom and 4 of her beautiful grandkids! Thanks so much mom for going with us!


4 cute monkeys!

Logan

The first time I met you I think you were 7...I was 19. I immediately fell in love with you. I was dating your wonderful uncle at the time! I remember thinking I hope I have a beautiful little blond girl just like you! (The Lord blessed me with that beautiful little blond girl!!!!)
Logan, I can't believe you're 19. You've grown into a beautiful young lady, we are very proud of you! I can still remember going off by ourselves and playing, shopping trips, staying up late talking. (times I'll always cherish!) I love who you are, your sarcasm and sense of humor. You are an amazing girl, I hope your second year of college goes as well as your first! Happy Birthday Logan!

The pictures are from a little party we had for her! (Brie made everyone place cards!)