Just off the main foyer was a children's area where our girls were ready to dig in and spend HOURS. Darn near did, too. We eventually persuaded the girls to leave the playroom to see the museum, which we went through rather quickly and they promptly went back to the toys and books. AC and I took advantage of their total focus to go through an exhibit about Sandra Day O'Connor without having to be constantly on their case about not touching anything.
On the Hall of Fame wall, we found the pictures of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family, Annie Oakley, and a couple of other familiar names. But really, there wasn't much for us to see there. We know nothing about rodeos so the names and memorabilia of this or that rodeo star or champion performer meant nothing to us. It would have been nice if the displays included some pioneer things as well, but whatever. We had a good time in the playroom, that's for sure! We literally had to drag Posy out of there kicking and screaming ... and that was just to use the bathroom.
A "campsite" in the playroom and a tasty picnic "lunch."
So so focused on her coloring.
The Hall of Fame part of the museum - lots of pictures on the wall.
Laura Ingalls Wilder and her sisters are first cousins four times removed to our girls (my great-grandmother's first cousin) so we definitely found all of their pictures. I was a little disappointed that the museum had no memorabilia from their family.
This sculpture was in the ceiling of the entry and I thought it looked really cool. It did take me awhile to get that it's a depiction of diving horses. Duh. Maybe we'll watch "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" and have another discussion about the concept of "BASED on a true story."
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