The mother of all storms...

...came today when we had over 80 people at our house. That's right, 80 people! I belong to a homeschool field trip group and Michael and I decided to host a field trip at our house that involved Crime Scene Investigating. We had several outdoor stations set up where the kids would be rotating through learning about finger printing, interviewing techniques, vehicle searches, watching a staged crime that we videotaped, and talking to detectives. There was a chance of storms when we started the field trip at 1:00 and by 1:40 a microburst hit our area and we had no choice but to have everybody come into our home. I think it's safe to say we have never had that many people in our home at one time. It was a bit dissapointing with all the work we have put into this field trip and then we didn't even get to do half the stuff we had planned. But all in all, it was a field trip that will not soon be forgotten. Here are some pictures to tell the story of how things went.

 This is only half the people, you can't see everyone who was gathered in our dining room and school room.

 the aftermath!