Staycation, Part Three

No rest for the weary!  After a few days sans guests (they stayed with the in-laws while Billy studied for and aced a test and I learned about teaching a cyber class, worked and re-certified my lifeguarding credentials), we were right back at it on Monday morning!  This time we decided to hit up Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford for a little history and cars.  It was a perfect day for walking around- sunny and low 70s.  After a little research, we figured out that if we wanted to go to both the village and the museum with 4 adults and 2 kids, it was actually cheaper to purchase a membership.  Billy and I are now proud supporters with a Companion Flex membership, which allows us to take two guests with us each time (anyone want to go?).

Billy and his grandma

The boys in front of an old tractor

An attempt at a family photo...

We wandered around the village, checking out the buildings and demonstrations for a few hours (and grabbing lunch - including Faygo in old-timey glass bottles!) before heading over to the museum.  Cal fell asleep in the stroller, but only slept for about 30 minutes before mommy accidently woke him up by trying to recline the stroller.  My bad.  Luckily the museum had a lot to hold his attention.  Obviously he loved the cars, and the planes (something he has just started to notice).

The musuem also had a few great hands-on exhibits, like these train tables.

(to the staff at the Henry Ford:  we are very sorry about the piece of Duplo train on the tracks underneath the passenger car display.  Cal likes to throw things.  We thought it was better to leave it there than climb the barrier and retrieve it ourselves.)

We were on our way out when we stumbled on the interactive garage.  This alone is worth the price of admission for Callahan.  You can change the tires, work under the hood and crawl under the car.  He was in heaven. 

We plan on using our membership often.  Billy is super excited - he even mentioned that he would like to volunteer there in the future!