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Wednesday, May 7, 2025












How to Spend a Weekend with Kids in Green Bay: The Children's Museum






Now that my Yellowstone/Grand Teton travel series has come to an end, I thought I'd spend the next few weeks sharing a few staycations we had this past winter before I begin my spring travel series to Colonial Williamsburg.

Last February my son-in-law had to speak at a conference in Green Bay so he brought his whole family with him for a fun weekend with us.  Usually he travels alone, but the wife and kids miss him and since Green Bay in only four hours from us, it was a way he could work, and the kids can still see him in the morning/evening, and we could visit with the grandkids.   It was a win-win for everyone!

We had to find things to do in Green Bay in winter that our grand kids would enjoy, and wouldn't cost an arm and a leg, so we chose The Children's Museum of Green Bay and the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.  We also stayed in a hotel that had a great waterpark for small children.  That was truly the highlight of their weekend and they spent hours in the pool!

This week, I'm going to share all about the children's museum.  This is such a cute little museum, and my grandkids loved it.  


One of their favorite areas of the museum was "The Fire Station"!  Here they learned all about the importance of fire safety.  They could climb inside and on top of the fire truck, put on fire and police man uniforms, and slide down a fire pole!  


They loved trying on the uniforms!



Sliding down the fire pole was pretty exciting too!



At the "Backyard Experience" they got back to nature under a mighty oak tree.  Atticus loved the tree house and slide.


Alethea enjoyed the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Stand.


And Atticus learned all about Chicken Coops while Baby Lazarus (in the background) played inside a truck.


The learning objectives in the "Backyard Experience" is to:
    1. To discover and count animals in a forest.
    2. To learn about characteristics of an oak tree.
    3. To understand animal habitats.
    4. To generate an interest in nature.

Atticus spent a long time playing with the Tinker Toys in the "Under Construction" exhibit.


Even adults can learn a thing or two in a children's museum.  I was fascinated by this sign in the "Vet Clinic" that explained all the different feelings a cat's tail makes.


Grandpa and the kids spent a long time playing with this contraption.  Elisha is figuring out that if he places a ball in one hole, air pressure moves it through the tubes and pops it out another hole.


Lazarus enjoying a little lap time with Grandpa.  As usual, I'm not in any of the photos because I was the photographer. I usually try to make another family member take my photo so my grandkids know later in life, "Yes, grandmother was alive", but this day it was so hard because we had to keep our eyes on four kids all at the same time.  They were all running off in different directions instead of staying in one area together.


In the "Splash" exhibit the kids engaged in water play.  What did doesn't like playing with water?


This is a cool exhibit for a Green Bay children's museum, for the exhibit revolves around the Great Lakes.  They learn about water energy, and they can explore a lighthouse! 

The learning objectives in the "Splash" exhibit are:
  1. To explore water flow, volume and cause and effect.
  2. To discover the land around The Great Lakes.
  3. To learn boating vocabulary.
  4. To experience the importance of lighthouses.

But perhaps their favorite exhibit of all was the "Digestive System".  Boy, did they love this exhibit! The kids physically go through a body's digestive system to learn all about how the body digest food.  They begin by crawling through the mouth, then they come out the end by "pooping" in a toilet (aka a slide into a toilet bowl".  I know it sounds gross, but they loved it!  As they crawl through the digestive it makes all sorts of bodily noises like swallowing, gurgling, and yes, farting. 



At the "Imagination Station" Alethea painted a picture.  


The kids had so much fun at The Children's Museum of Green Bay.  I highly recommend it if you're ever in the area.

Before I do, I have to show you one more picture.  We went to a Mexican restaurant later that evening and they had these cute statues that the grandkids just adored.  I love this photo.  Atticus is always "posing".  He sure loves the camera and the camera loves him.  Elisha is just so busy giggling at big brother Atticus he doesn't even notice the camera, and Alethea is just smiling pretty for the camera.


 Next week I'll share our visit to the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025












Coloring Pages from "Cozy Moments to Calm Your Heart"






Well winter is over so it is time to show the last pages I have done from my "Cozy Moments to Calm Your Heart" Devotional Coloring Book.  I did not finish the book, but because it is a winter-themed book, I'm going to stop and re-start it next winter.  In the meantime, I'm returning to my "Coloring Through the Book of Psalms" Devotional.

Being Fruitful
 "You were given His wonderful new life to enjoy"
Romans 6:4


The Best Rest

"I will both lie down in peace and sleep:  for you alone, O Lord make me dwell in safety"
Psalm 4:8


The Smallest Measure

"Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.  Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too"
Philippians 2: 3-4


God's Good Purpose

"Relax, everything is going to be all right:  rest, everything's coming together;  open your hearts, love is on the way!"
Jude 1: 1-2


What We Want Most

"You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest"
Psalm 139:3


Noticeable Things

"My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest"
Exodus 33:14


When Quiet Comes

"Be still and know that I am God"
Psalm 46:10


Above The Storm

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights."
James 1:17


Our Soul At Rest

"Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me"
Psalm 116:7


A Holy Calm

"He's solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul"
Psalm 62:2


Improving Our Outlook

"I have given rest to the weary and joy to all the sorrowing"
Jeremiah 31:25


The Gift of Peace

"I am leaving you with a gift -- peace of mind and heart!  And the peace I give isn't fragile like the peace the world gives.  So don't be troubled or afraid."
Joh 14:27


 I hope you enjoyed my coloring pages and that you were nourished by the scriptures.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025












Falls Park: A Waterfall in the City of Sioux Falls South Dakota






This is the final post of a travel series to Yellowstone and the Grand Teton National Parks.  If you'd like to start at the beginning, go HERE!

Well folks, we have finally reached the end of my fall travel series out west.  We drove over 1,000 miles to see Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks, and we saw lots of cute western towns and sites there and back.  One of the places we stopped on our return trip was Falls Park.  This is just a short jaunt off the highway, and a really fun place to stretch your legs.


I was absolutely stunned by this place.  I have never seen a waterfall system in the middle of a city before.  At first I thought it was all man-made as it looked too perfect to be real, but hubby laughed and said "Nope, all the waterfalls are natural".  However they did add paths, bridges, and viewing platforms to enjoy the falls.


Did you ever see a waterfall with buildings in the background before?  I sure haven't.  

See the people on the rocks?  A fun thing about this place is you can step off the path and walk all around and above the falls.  


Last spring we had so much rain that this place really got flooded and destroyed.  When it was filled with water, it was barely recognizable.  When we arrived in the falls, you could still see the damage done by the floods, and they were still working on fixing paths and viewing platforms.   You can see the historic flooding in the video below.


Falls Park is a public park in north central Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounding the city's waterfalls. The park includes a cafe, an observation tower, and the remains of an old mill. The park comprises over 128 acres just north of downtown, along the Big Sioux River.




An average of 7,400 gallons of water drop 100 feet over the course of the falls each second.




Pictured below is the bridge and the Falls Overlook Cafe.  





This is the Queen Bee Mill.  You can read all about it on the plaque photo.





Some interesting history of the falls:


The waterfowl were enjoying the falls as much as the people were!



There is an observation tower that you can go up inside of to get an aerial view of the falls.  It is free, and there is a gift shop inside too!


It's amazing isn't it?  Can you believe this right in the heart of town?  I sure couldn't!  Be sure to check it out if you're ever driving out west.

Here are a couple of short videos of the falls so you can see the water in action.  







And that concludes my final post of our fall adventure out west.  For the next few travel posts I'll be sharing some short staycations we took over the winter, and then I'll begin a new travel series!  We just returned home from a trip out east to see Mt. Vernon (George Washington's home), and Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown.  I can't wait to tell you all about it!  Until then, 

Have A Great Day!  Amy




























































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