We picked Amelia up a few minutes early from school on Friday. I didn't tell her ahead of time that we were going out of town and when she came down from her room to the office, she was quite surprised to see me there. Her first question was "Are we going to Florida?". When she was in kindergarten, we took her out early one day to surprise her with a trip to Disneyworld and now that is always her first question on early release days. It still makes me giggle.
Once we were on our way, the ride went pretty quickly--just under 2 hours. Our hotel was right across from the capitol building which was fun for the kids to see and near a train track which Henry loved (I loved it less at 3 am, though). We walked to dinner (where we took pictures atop a Clydesdale) and explored the area around our hotel.
After we got back, we snuggled in for some tv time before heading to play some mini golf. Turns out that wasn't the best idea with Henry. It is a miracle that no one was injured that night given that Henry's strategy was to hit the ball as hard as possible to get it to the hole. Yikes! We left both kids hit some balls in the driving range and then headed back to the hotel for the night.
The next morning, we were up bright and early and decided to take a trip to the Farmer's Market near our hotel. Amelia had some money burning a hole in her pocket and she wanted to visit every single booth in an effort to find the perfect souvenir. She couldn't find anything that fit the bill, so then it was on to the Lincoln Museum.
I thought the museum was fantastic! Henry disagreed. Even several months later, he still insists that he did not enjoy the Lincoln Museum. I think it started with this. Henry was not on board once he set eyes on the Lincolns.
As you may be able to tell, he really did NOT want to stand by them.
Thankfully, there was a little playroom area with some things to keep him busy. Otherwise I am pretty sure our visit would have lasted about 30 minutes.
Amelia, on the other hand, loved all of it. She roamed around with eyes wide open asking all kinds of questions. I thought she might enjoy seeing the 4D movie with special sounds, smells, and other effects. Turns out I was wrong! After hear the surround sound gunshots of the Civil War and seeing the theater fill with "smoke", she was read to high tail it out of the movie. And so we did! But not before a (very long) trip to the gift shop. Henry finally decided on a cannon pencil sharpener and Amelia opted for a giant pencil.
We attempted a visit to President Lincoln's home, but the tours were all full for the day. A quick visit to his tomb and then we were headed home. All the kids did pretty good! Good enough to consider another road trip soon(ish).
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