After fasting all moring before Mass, we were all ready for some food, so we stopped at a cute little coffee shop and then headed back east, towards the Arch.
We found the EXACT same parking spot on the street as we'd had before and walked the short distance to the Arch and museum.
Seeing what the tram cars look like before going up
Going up! (630ft, or 192m)
Checking out the newly renovated museum (since we visited in 2010)
All that remained of Red Cloud (
when we visited in 2010, 3-year-old Jack would not look at the robo-metronic figure that told of his successful military campaign against the U.S. Army to protect Lakota hunting grounds, and Abigail would not take her eyes from him.)
It was neat to see the pottery and bead work, as we focused on these in art class earlier in the year.
We have been learning all about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. I loved seeing some of the documents and articles we specifically read about. I'm getting an education all over again with my kids!
Toby had a vision, so he had us gather on the mound under the arch to get these cool shots.
I love this crew.
Of course, we had to take advantage while we were nearby (We do not have any Steak 'n' Shakes in Wisconsin :-( As soon as we got there, I got a text from Mike saying, "How dare you? Steak 'n' Shake without me?" 😈 He had spotted us on Life360.
And then home, again...
...To find Mike and the littles making Christmas cookies <3 They had fun this past weekend, too.
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