Saturday, April 16, 2011

Rhoad's School

Come with Spencer, I mean Travis Stockton, as we travel back in time to 1896 to a day at school....Rhoad's School - the first one room schoolhouse in Elk Grove.  We went on April 12th. 
 On that day, Spencer, I mean Travis
wrote on a slate board,
used a quill pen,
 read from the primer,
 bowed to his teacher before addressing her,
played hoops, jump rope, marbles and stilts at recess,
 ate a lunch of fried chicken, an apple, and molasses cookies that were wrapped in cloth napkins and wax paper,
drank from a mason jar filled with water,
always let the girls go first,
and looked adorable!!!


It is my favorite field trip to chaperone.  The way the women dressed back then was sooo unflattering.  No make up, white aprons, big full skirts.  Ughh.  Oh well.  What are you going to do?  I am glad I got to go:)
"Travis Stockton with Mistress Stockton"

6 comments:

Jen said...

Oh my gosh, Caryn. He looks ADORABLE! He should be in a movie!

Aimee said...
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aimee_p said...

I agree-GREAT picture!!!! That is a must put up in the house photo!!!! What a fun memeory to have! You BOTH are ADORABLE!!!!

Lisa said...

adorable!!!!!

murrian said...

Just had to tell you how cute he looks - darling!!

Christy said...

I love that fieldtrip because the cloths cover everything and everyone looks big and because I don't have to wear makeup!!! lol. It's all in how you look at it, I guess!! The picture is great. He looks adorable!!