We had a busy week! Evelyn and I volunteered with VBS at church. We were in charge of a group of graduated 3rd graders. They were a great kids and we had lots of fun. Jameson had soccer try outs and he made a travel team for the fall. My parents visited for a few days and we celebrated the start of the World Cup by getting Chiptole (bogo if you wore a soccer jersey).
Thursday night a storm went through. It woke me up but didn’t sound too terrible. In the morning however there were several tree branches down. We even lost a small tree in the backyard. It fell on the deck and didn’t cause any damage but Nate did stay home to take care of it.
Saturday morning we drove to Chicago to stay with Claire and Peter for the weekend. We went to a Juneteenth block party where there was free food, music, bouncy houses, and vendors. Then we walked to a brewery and got more food. Back at the house the kids watched a movie and we hung out and relaxed. Sunday we went to the Museum of Science and Industry. We first visited the Paul Tazewell exhibit and the costumes from Hamilton and Wicked. This was Evelyn’s favorite.
We explored some smaller exhibitions to use up some time.
Then it was our turn to tour the coal mine. Both kids thought it was cool.
After the coal mine, it was time to get in line for the special Anne Frank exhibit. Only at the museum for about a year and with many pieces on loan from Amsterdam, this was a high priority for all of us. It was incredibly well done and I learned a lot. We all received a copy of Anne Frank’s Diary at the end. All four kids went through and did a great job being respectful, but I appreciated that Evelyn and Jameson were old enough to learn and retain new information and also to understand the gravity of the exhibit.
After lunch, we saw the U-505 exhibit. This was Jameson’s favorite. After the sub, the youngest were starting to tire out but we rallied enough strength for the mirror maze and the fairy castle. We said our goodbyes and headed back home.
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