Trip to Fort Scott, KS

We took a daytrip to Fort Scott, KS over the weekend.

We had been planning this trip for some time. Actually,
mom had been looking forward to this trip for over a
year! We had heard of the candlelight tour at the
Fort, and decided to make a day of it with a couple
families. We left Sat. morning with laptops, cameras,
and school books used to study for finals in tow.
We arrived at our good friends, Ron &
Kathy Puterbaugh's home, just after lunch.

After a bit of winding down...
we started playing games, beginning with
"Catch Phrase"
and ending with a rousing game of Encore. We
ended the day by going to the Fort for our tour.
This year's tour focused on the years between the
1840s and the Civil War. We watched several
reenactments representing events that occurred
during various Decembers in that time period.
The 700 candle lanterns and period costumes,
as well as the cold temperatures, all added to the
the ambience of the evening.
We concluded the tour with music, apple cider,
and snacks. The children were able to make a
few decorations for the Christmas tree.
After the tour we went window shopping down
the main street. It had a many interesting
shops, with antiques and unique gift ideas.
such as this one:
(I don't think I could handle a knife holder
like that sitting on my counter.)

After the tour we went back to Ron's for just
a bit before we headed back home. He got
out some of his old records and we all did a
bit of reminiscing. Well, the adults did anyhow.
Those that were a bit young for record players
had more fun observing the records themselves,
rather than listening to what was on them. :-)