July 2017 Adventures with Grandparents Part 3

One day Grandmother and Grandfather took us to Connor Prairie, a living history museum. The kids spent a fair amount of time in the entry section, little knowing what lay beyond.

There was a hot air balloon, not running that day, but still impressive.

There was a barn, with farm animals to pet:

There was a cottage in which people wove and spun. In the garden outside, there was a place for people to do their own weaving.

In another section, it was the year 1836 as far as the staff members were concerned.

 1836 style fun: stilts!

 In the tree house section, Amanda made herself a copper bracelet:

Clarissa enjoyed the drums in that area:

Curtis and Jared had fun excavating and building:

In the 1863/Civil War section, Lydia enjoyed the water table (not quite an 1860s thing, but nice on a hot summer day):

The oldest kids, including Curtis, got to throw hatchets:

The other kids found a canoe while Amanda took her turn with the hatchets. Quite a day!