One of the reasons why we homeschool is so we can be spontaneous!  Like hop on Daddy’s flight and do some sight seeing.  That is exactly what we did this week.  We did an overnight trip to Philadelphia.  We saw the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and experienced a philly cheese steak sandwich, Dunkin Donuts & pretzels!

I enjoy being able to watch my husband do what he loves!  I’m thankful my kids get to experience what Daddy does when he goes to work!

We arrived in the evening in PHL.  We took a walk to do some sightseeing before dinner.  I’m so amazed at all the history this city holds.  We really only walked one street!  Crazy to think how much more history we could have discovered here.

We made the kids try a new restaurant.  They ended up loving the Philly cheese steak and cheesy fries!

We came back to the hotel and finished watching some football.  Love how much our kids enjoy exploring a new place.  In fact Jadon and Esther slept in their own hotel room.  Made this Momma’s heart worried, but they did great and loved it!

Living in Yelm we don’t experience a lot of people watching.  They sure got a good dose of it in Philly!  What better way then with a donut in hand!

We took a tour of Independence Hall.  There is such rich history in this building alone.  Our founding fathers were very wise men!

I was amazed at the size of the Liberty Bell.  The thickness of the bell is amazing.  Did you know there is a Bible verse written on it?  Leviticus 25:10  Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.

Rahab found this eagle hat.  She couldn’t stop giggling  🙂  Such joy she brings to our family!

After our morning of exploring the city, we headed to the airport via the train.  Its like a city under the city.  Its hard for me to wrap my head around all the underground trains with those skyscrapers above.  Crazy!  Jadon loved every minute of the train.  He couldn’t get enough!

Apparently Philly is know for their pretzels.  Of course we had to have pretzel before we left!  YUM!

The kids received trading card about famous people, places, etc.  They loved reading all the history on their cards!

It was a great overnight.  I’m glad we are able to do trips like this! And hope for many more to come as we raise our children.

-Chris