Buffalo Bill – A Journey of Joy

I am sure if you follow me on my Blog Facebook Page, you will notice I have an issue. Some could even call it an addiction. Yes, it is with books. I love to read and I love books. Books of all kinds! What is even better? My kids love to read as much as I do! So I thought I would share some pictures of all the books that we have been reading this summer. There are a lot of kids’books, because I hit the jackpot at a local thrift store!

Thrift store find.

We found readers, chapter books, read alouds and so much more! I couldn’t believe the books that we found. Needless to say, we haven’t run short of books over the last couple of weeks.

I had also ordered some reader books for my younger kids based on the Revolutionary War, Civil War and the journey out West. The kids and I will be learning about American History in the fall and I thought this would be a good start in getting them excited about what we will be learning!

American History Readers from Amazon.

We had friends to come and visit us on their trip out west. While they were here visiting, we took them to the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave. Since I knew we would be studying about American History this fall, I also picked up this great book about Buffalo Bill and his life, while he operated the Bufalo Bill Wild Wild West Show.

Buffalo Bill by Steve Friesen

I have even been able to relax a little and get some reading in myself. Here are just a few books that I have read over the last 6 weeks or so.

Wyoming Brides by Susan Paige Davis.

The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer

The Texas Bride Collection

Our oldest daughter has been reading a lot as well. I recently bought my husband The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Histories of Middle Earth; Volumes 1-5. So she has been reading those. I recently found a homeschool student that has written a couple of books with her mom, so I bought those for her. They are No Safe Haven and and Race Against Time by Kimberley and Kayla R. Woodhouse.

Race Against Time and No Safe Haven by Kimberley and Kayla R. Woodhouse.

I am so thankful that everyone in our family enjoys reading, especially reading together. I love seeing the older kids take time with the younger kids and read to them. Reading helps to pass away the times that it is bad weather or just so hot that you don’t want to venture out. Summer is only halfway over and I still see a lot of family reading left for us.

Does your family have a love of reading? What have you been reading this summer? Do you have a favorite author that you all enjoy? I can’t wait to hear about your summer reading fun!

Lookout Mountain ~ field trip

One of the first places we took the kids when we got to Colorado, was Lookout Mountain. Lookout Mountain is the place where Buffalo Bill is buried. They have a beautiful museum and a great little cafe on top of the mountain. The day we took the kids, they were having their annual music festival. So there was an extra added treat to this visit.

The first thing we did was take a short walk around the railing outside. The views were just beautiful. We saw people para-sailing off the mountain. I tried to get a picture, but they were just too far away. You can barely see them in the picture.

I just can’t seem to get enough of the views. They are absolutely beautiful!

The picture below is of the North and South Table Top Mountains.

I love the history of the Old West. So I was in heaven walking through this museum. The amount of actual items from his shows are amazing.

One of the reason why I love this museum so much, is they have an area just for the kids. They provide hats, boots, chaps and vests for the kids to try on. They also have a horse and a calf so the kids can try to rope the calf. I didn’t think we would ever get the kids away from this area.

Loved my son’s facial expression in this picture. He did not want his sister on the horse with him!

Claire did finally get her turn on the horse. I just wish I could have taken better pictures of the kids in this area.

I am thankful that my kids live history as much as I do. They took their time looking at each display.

Even my oldest child enjoyed this little family field trip. It is rare that he gets to come with us when we go on trips.

The Buffalo Bill Museum is a great place to go for a family outing. I definitely see us coming to this museum many times.