This Tuesday Blake and I took the four youngest children on a little adventure!

We hope to have field trip days like this often – to the point that Blake has planned the next six months of them already!

We did not tell the kiddos where we were going until we got to each stop.

I think they loved not knowing!

Our first stop Tuesday morning was in Rochester, Minnesota, to finish up some Christmas shopping.

With coffee, of course!

Then we headed over to Chipotle for an early lunch.

It was gobbled up fast and enjoyed very much!

Next was time for the BIG stop of the day – at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota!

When we paid our entrance fee to the museum, they gave us a free stuffed eagle!

Tate and Eliza have been sharing it ever since – each night they switch who gets to sleep with it.

This center has four eagles living here full time because they are injured and cannot live in the wild ever again.

One of the eagles was out on a visit, but we got to see the other three up close!

The workers shared so much information with us about the eagles and it was fascinating!!

We went into the classroom not long after we arrived to learn more about the eagles and watch one of the eagles get fed.

I know this is not a good photo of Chad, but I like it anyway!!

The kiddos all measured their wing spans.

Pretty soon the worker brought in the male eagle whose name was Washoka.

We got to watch him eat a rabbit!

It was as disgusting as it sounds!

The kids loved it!

Their Mama did not!

After the class was over, we wandered through the museum and enjoyed all the things to do and see!

This was totally worth the drive and the fee to get into the museum.

I have ordered a bunch of eagle books from the library, and we will continue our learning and talks about eagles once they come in!

I think I will have the kiddos sketch some drawings of eagles too!

Our last stop of the day was just up the road from the Eagle Center at Lark Toy Factory!

They make wooden toys at this factory.

They also have a carousel, a book store, a toy store, a restaurant, and places to play with some of the toys!

It was SUCH a great day learning in the best way possible, with hands on experiences!!

Our drive home was beautiful because it was such a beautiful warm sunny day on Tuesday!

We are all looking forward to our next adventure very much!

Blake and I are talking and dreaming of some big plans to take our school on the road – it will be so neat to see if the Lord brings it to fruition!!

Stay tuned for our next adventure!