Monday, October 15, 2007

The Patriarchs

This week in our studies of Ancient Civilizations we are discussing the birth of the Hebrew nation. The kids (Jared on down) have opted to sleep outside in the tent this week to get a taste for the nomadic lifestyle. We're not sure they'll make it.

We certainly had fun putting the tent up.

Do you think Abraham and Lot ever had to rotate their tent's opening or did it really matter out in the desert?
When Stacia saw everyone grabbing sweat shirts she said, "I need mine" and ran and got THIS. Boys' bedded down - Jared not in pic

Arielle - roughing it - with her CD player, alarm clock, and water bottle ::snort:: I think she'll have the second room to herself as Stacia is already on my lap.


9 comments:

Unknown said...

That looks like fun!
We opted not to sleep in the tent b/c last time we did our neighbors yelled at the boys. lol
Laura

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

God deliver us from neighbors with no imagination.

ACtually our neighbors have pool parties at all ours of the night so they don't have much to complain about.....

Cynthia said...

Did you sleep outside too?

Jen said...

Speaking of neighbors with no imagination, did you hear about the 6 year old girl in NY who's neighbor reported her sidewalk chalk drawing as graffiti?

We were beginning to think we were going to have to sleep in our yard when we couldn't find any sites at the campground that weren't reserved!

Anonymous said...

How neat! what an adventure and in our case........ the hard ground, just getting down and then up would really make us appreciate all nomads etc. :):)

l/p

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

No - I did NOT sleep outside. LOL

Emily said...

The kids loved it the last time we popped up the tent in the backyard. We do have to be careful for the coyotes that creep around at night though.

Kristine said...

Now THAT'S my kind of camping trip--kids outside having fun, while *I* get to sleep in my own bed!

Seriously. What a wonderful idea, an experience they'll never forget, even if they don't last the whole week!

Jodi said...

This sounds so fun, if a bit chilly!