Back in Time

Ava has recently spent a lot of time travelling back in time.  She gave a brilliant performance as one of the narrators in her school's third grade play on the history of Orange County.

The third graders also celebrated Acjachemen Day, when they got to make corn flour, play games, and practice hunting activities that would have been done by the native Acjachemen (or Juaneño) tribe.

Ava's class got to see a bit of how class worked back in the days of one-room schoolhouses at Heritage Hill Historical Park. 

Heading south, our family visited Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.

We got to stay in the state park in what was originally the Casa de Bandini, which was originally constructed in 1827. 

Ava was enthralled by the blacksmith.  Really, she stayed there at least twice as long as Chris and Abby would have.  

We saw lots of other old-timey things like the tinsmith, a tobacco shop, and Ava got to dip her own candle.

We all enjoyed tea in a Victorian home at Heritage County Park.

Down the street, we visited the Mormon Battalion Museum where we became honorary Mormons for the day, and where Ava learned how difficult washing clothes was in the 19th century.

 

Closer to home, Ava took her first trip to Knott's Berry Farm where she went on all sorts of rides, ate ribs, listened to some old fashioned country tunes, and got to meet players from the Anaheim Ducks.