Saturday, March 21, 2009

Trip to Springfield, IL

We went to see the Lincoln house. It was a very nice day. After our tour we went to the Tomb. We learned a lot about the Lincoln family and the times they lived in.

Audi, Carly, Gabby and Josie waiting patiently for our tour to begin.

McDonald lunch after the tour.



The nose of this bust has become discolored because people think it is good luck to touch it. Joy held up each of the kids to touch the nose and she jumped up to slap it herself. I could not reach and could not convince anyone to lift me.

Carly in front of President Lincoln's grave stone. He is buried 10 feet below encased in concrete. They want to make sure nobody steals his body, again.

The best part of the trip for the kids was swimming in the pool at the hotel. This is Audi.

Gabby floating on her back.

Carly teaching Josie to float.

On day two we went to the museum. The girls pose with life size wax figures of the Lincoln family.

The museum was split into three sections. This was the entrance to the area that held artifacts from Lincoln's early adulthood.

This entrance starts the tours of artifacts from the Lincoln's time in the White House.


We saw a cool movie teaching the importance of studying artifacts and the lives and times of people from the past. It included ghostly images. Audi got kinda scared.

These wax figures stood outside the entrance to the White House section. They were very life like.

They also had a kids room with toys similar to those played with during the time of Lincoln's children and this doll house replica of the Lincoln home in Springfield.

The girls dressed up in clothing of the time. (Sorta, we couldn't find a hoop to try on them.)

Josie posing and almost smiling.

There was a dress-up area, a table with toys and slates, a kitchen area and, of course, Lincoln logs.

The kids had a great mini vacation and I think they learned a little bit. They were spoiled with toys and candy and ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery.

1 comment:

Lisa said...

Been trying to comment but having some trouble getting it to go through. I think it's because I've been logged out for so long.

Anyway, the trip looks like it was a blast. Where did Juan stay? I KNOW Chino couldn't have kept him all weekend...that's about as likely as...hmmmm...Todd keeping Logan.