The mommy duck and her ducklings, only one lagging behind, that is pretty good.
Alnwick Castle was our first stop on the way to our Edinburgh adventure! This was the location of the filming of many scenes in Harry Potter, and although my Harry Potter trivia is lacking, Carter was super stoked!
Grandma and Grandpa with Mason filling the canon up with rocks on the side. :)
The castle was a perfect place for children and also us grown ups who are still young in heart. Afer viewing the rooms inside during our learning part of the trip, it was time for the dress up and have fun bits.
The land surrounding the castle was gorgeous, the carriages on display were quite incredible, and Grandpa loved all the old HUGE doors throughout the castle.
In the left side of this picture you can see Mason running away from a porta garderobe on display. To help the children understand what went on in there you had to turn that little round bit to the side and some very exagerated sounds from a garderobe made you jump because they were so loud. Mason thought this was hilarious beyond anything else we could have offered him to do that day, so while we were doing other things in that area, he was flipping the garderobe circle and laughing until he couldn't breathe.
Yes, these were meant for the children as well. We are making our very own witchpots. Apparently when finding artifacts archeologist's would find these different pots of different sizes in strange locations in homes. Then they discovered that urine, hair, nailclippings, and other body lovely's were in them. They have assumed that this was to keep bad spirits and witches away from those in the house. So we made our own witchpots to help protect ourselves from those same evils.
The kids had a great time dressing up and doing different activities. There was a sword fighting game, a dragon, coloring of Coat of Arms, witchpot making, and also a scary room for only the very bravest of souls at the end.
Although Taylor and Brennan decided that cuddling with Grandpa and Grandma was the better option during this scare room experience the older boys loved it. I scared myself in the mirrors section, which was awesome but not hard to do if those who know me well can think of how jumpy I am. Mason thought it was hilarious, and Carter wanted to go again!
What would a trip to the Harry Potter castle be without some proper flying lessons. The kids loved this portion of our visit as well, and even Mason was thrilled to grab the broom himself for most of the time.
This was a perfect day for the memory books!
The mommy duck and her ducklings, only one lagging behind, that is pretty good.
Alnwick Castle was our first stop on the way to our Edinburgh adventure! This was the location of the filming of many scenes in Harry Potter, and although my Harry Potter trivia is lacking, Carter was super stoked!
Grandma and Grandpa with Mason filling the canon up with rocks on the side. :)
The castle was a perfect place for children and also us grown ups who are still young in heart. Afer viewing the rooms inside during our learning part of the trip, it was time for the dress up and have fun bits.
The land surrounding the castle was gorgeous, the carriages on display were quite incredible, and Grandpa loved all the old HUGE doors throughout the castle.
In the left side of this picture you can see Mason running away from a porta garderobe on display. To help the children understand what went on in there you had to turn that little round bit to the side and some very exagerated sounds from a garderobe made you jump because they were so loud. Mason thought this was hilarious beyond anything else we could have offered him to do that day, so while we were doing other things in that area, he was flipping the garderobe circle and laughing until he couldn't breathe.
Yes, these were meant for the children as well. We are making our very own witchpots. Apparently when finding artifacts archeologist's would find these different pots of different sizes in strange locations in homes. Then they discovered that urine, hair, nailclippings, and other body lovely's were in them. They have assumed that this was to keep bad spirits and witches away from those in the house. So we made our own witchpots to help protect ourselves from those same evils.
The kids had a great time dressing up and doing different activities. There was a sword fighting game, a dragon, coloring of Coat of Arms, witchpot making, and also a scary room for only the very bravest of souls at the end. 
What would a trip to the Harry Potter castle be without some proper flying lessons. The kids loved this portion of our visit as well, and even Mason was thrilled to grab the broom himself for most of the time.
This was a perfect day for the memory books!
1 comment:
Hi Hollie and Mike, this is Brenda Berlin. I so enjoyed looking at your blog. Your awesome parents seem like they are awesome grandparents too! How wonderful that they could come and stay with you for awhile. Way to go on the marathon---that's impressive. Love, Brenda
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