
To kick off the new school year at church, the children's ministry leaders organized a picnic in the forest. The weather was beautiful and all the kids had a great time!





How cute is this picture of Jessica and James?!





Much of the exhibit was entertainment focused. With narrow floor to ceiling movie screens all flashing different things like Las Vegas Casinos, baseball, hot dogs, McDonald's, famous movies and t.v. shows, US Dollars, Campbell's Soup, Coca Cola, old cars etc.
And who could forget...Woodstock? This is a significant part of American history and to other countries and cultures a symbol of our sort of "free spirit" or "be who you want to be" and "do what you want to do" reputation. ...I guess I had never really put that much thought into Woodstock and as a result, it really just seemed like rumors to me. Well, the exhibit had a special room with a huge movie screen dedicated to said significant part of American history. So we all went in and sat on pillows on the floor......and learned WAY MORE THAN I EVER CARED TO KNOW about Woodstock! And there were my kids...watching...and learning right along with me!!! Needless to say, we crawled outta there with our jaws on the floor!
There was also a gallery of all-American paintings
Truman liked this one of an old Dodge pickup
They even recreated this diner from the very famous American Painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
Who knew there were that many Dachshunds in the world? Let alone Krakow! I've never seen so many sausage dogs in my life! There were skinny ones, fat ones, long-haired, short haired, dressed up, not-so dressed-up and not-dressed-up-at-all ones. Well, the kids loved it, and we enjoyed a wonderful Sunday in Old Town as a family.
The kids had fun climbing this statue for a better view.