Creation Museum: Gardens

The grounds of the Creation Museum are wonderful. Luckily the temperature was mild for July and we were able to soak in the peace and beauty of the gardens.
 

May your day be filled with joy and contentment!

Creation Museum

Our first stop on our mini vacation was the Creation Museum. They recommend that you start out in the theatre. You view a movie and the special effects are fun! I won't ruin it for you if you haven't been. Let's just say Megan thought it was great!

If you go with young children there is a lot of reading when you first start your tour. They are showing many facts of creation vs evolution. For Megan this was a little boring.

There is also an area that scared her. It is a display showing the world without God. Just things that we shield her from and I think it shocked her a little.

Our church recently started using Answers in Genesis in the children's department. As Megan gets older and her knowledge grows I would love to take her back.

 

Tomorrow I will show you their gardens.  Beautiful!

May your day be filled with joy and contentment!

Birthday Girl!

On July 1st my sweet girl turned seven!  All she wanted for her birthday was to spend the night in a hotel and go swimming.  We put our heads together with my in-laws and made a mini-vacation out of this.   We headed out after church last Sunday so Megan could wake up in the hotel on her birthday. 

After breakfast she opened her present from Mama and Daddy. 

Then we went to the Creation Museum.  (More about that tomorrow.)  Before dinner she was able to get her swim in. 

She then opened more presents after dinner.  This time from Grandma and Grandpa.  Do you think she likes it?  It is the Chris Tomlin CD with her favorite song, Whom Shall I Fear. 

The finale was a birthday cupcake. 

Happy Birthday, Megan!  We love you to the moon and back more times then we can count.  :)

May your day be filled with joy and contentment!

 

 

Happy Birthday, America!

I believe this might have been one of the better 4th of July holidays for me.  It was simple, slow, relaxing and fun.   We started the day out with a parade. 

I love small town events!  Where else can children decorate bikes and ride in a parade. Their expressions told exactly how much fun they were having!

After the parade it was over to the park for a small ceremony.  There was even public prayer before the ceremony began. Yes!  Then there were games and free food. 

I made an "All American" meal for dinner.   I had fun making these red, white and blue drinks.  Fill 1/3 of the way with Cran-Apple juice,  then add ice to the top.  Pour in Sprite.  Make sure to pour it over an ice cube (the prevents it from mixing)  and then add blue Gatorade.  Easy!

Temperature wise this was one of mildest 4th in a while.  We enjoyed our "All American" meal on the back porch.  Can I say how wonderfully supportive my husband is... instead of getting frustrated as I fussed with setting the table he helped out... he is great about supporting my need to make things pretty.  Thanks Chuck!

Our menu consisted of hot dogs, homemade fries, baked beans, watermelon and cookies.  (There was suppose to corn on cob but I didn't remember it until it was too late.) 

Then it was off for fireworks! 

I have had the privilege of visiting other countries and although I know our country is far from perfect I can't imagine living anywhere but here.  May God Bless America!

May your day filled with joy and contentment!