On our way home from the beach, we decided to stop by the Battleship. We had seen it on our way down and Isaiah was very interested in going on it. We went there with our History group, but at that time Isaiah was very small - and Daniel was still tucked inside.
We had a beautiful day and there were lots of other people there wanting to visit it too! The crowds and tight places were a little difficult for Isaiah. I was surprised as he had wanted to go so very much. God was gracious to give me patience to work with him despite the crowds waiting on us. Things did improve and though he wanted to exit numerous times, I think overall he remembers it positively.
Here are some photos. This was just outside the battleship.
We started in a small museum where there were models of all of the USS North Carolinas throught he years.
There was also a dress up area which of course my boys wanted to do!
Then we toured. You are able to go on so much of the ship and learn about what life was like on it. It is definitely worth a stop if you are interested at all!
This is from the bakery - the muffin trays were HUGE!
The bunks for the enlisted men were 4 deep! Talk about tight quarters!
Lots to explore, touch and learn about.
A fun family field trip.
Blessings
Leslie
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Great pictures! I have not been there since I was a child. We need to take our children there. Can you imagine sleeping in such close quarters??
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Lynn
Looks like a lot of fun! wish we could have gone with you
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Looks like you guys had a great trip to the beach!
ReplyDeleteWe missed getting to see y'all yesterday - looking forward to the next field trip!!
We need to visit this battleship. It is really very close to us. The pictures of your kids on the bunks are really cute. My husband says the sleeping quarters on the newer ships are not that much more roomy than that! It is a lot like living with a really huge family. :)
ReplyDeleteHey, that looks very familiar-oh yeah-Kate and the 6 of 8 kids went there for one of the shows! funny.
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