Spring Break: Amazement Square

Amazement Square in Lynchburg

We woke to a fun day ahead at Amazement Square, Lynchburg's gem of a children's museum. If you go anywhere near there, it is a must see. Here's their website for more information.

If you think I'm favoring Evie in the photos, it's because we lost Maisey for the first hour and a half in the four stories of climbing and sliding structures. Evie ventured in and out, and Clint and I went with her, but she was a little more afraid of climbing on cargo nets than Maisey was. It was fantastic fun.

The Ball Exhibits

Evie was so excited I could barely keep up with her. It was probably easier than Clint trying to keep track of Maisey in the climbing structure though, so I can't complain.

The Health Exhibit

The Egyptian Exhibit

This was so well done! Build a pyramid, write on papyrus, fish in the Nile, make a mummy, and dress up like a King or Queen.

The Native American Exhibit

Maisey appeared for a few minutes at the exhibit, so I took advantage. I didn't get to see much of this one.

The James River Water Exhibit

Clint loved this as much as the girls did. And he finally drew Maisey away from the climbing structure to play with the boats in the "working" river, modeled on the James River in Lynchburg.

The Batteau Ride

Getting Artsy in the Painting Room

This room was fantastic! I loved how it was set up, and the kids loved it too.

Getting Buggy in the Insect Exhibit

Bees, beetles, ants and all sorts of insect information was buzzing around. What a cool area!

Evie On The Farm

The farm exhibit was for ages 4 and under, and Evie loved it. Maisey felt a little left out, but Daddy took her to play nearby while we explored.

Daddy and Maisey Make an Impression

While the city of Lynchburg left an impression on me, the drive to Talcott and family was a beautiful and relaxing ride.

Spring Break: Monticello and Lynchburg

On The Drive

The drive to Monticello was nice. Pretty and horsey, and if we had more time we would have spent it at the awesome old house packed full of antiques. We will return! Here's a few shots from the drive.

Monticello and Lynchburg

We would have spent the day at Monticello if we had planned ahead. We didn't reserve tickets and the next tour was too late for our schedule. But we had lunch and spent a lot of time at the visitors center. Again, just another reason to go back soon!

As we headed into Lynchburg, VA, the girls were still asleep so we thought we'd get a tour of the town, and look what we found. Lots of beautiful architecture to admire. All this beauty was packed into the rather compact historic district, and along a main road that lead out of town. Any one of these could be my dream house.

We also stopped by their resident City Cemetery, which boasted many confederate graves. We missed the cemetery we wanted to see in Charlottesville, VA, where Jubal Early, and other noted historical figures were buried.

Onward to the hotel, awaken the children, get dinner, and have a fun swim in the pool where we met a lovely mom and daughter from Long Island, NY.