Winter Family Field Trips

Thankfully Matthew is blessed with a great job which provides him with a lot of paid time off.  He decided to use a few of his vacation days so we could go on some family field trips last month.  Fun school days for all of us!

First stop, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC.

A drizzly day but it didn't spoil our fun.

The actual house Billy grew up in.

Billy's mother's favorite verses were Proverbs 3:5-6.  Those are my life verses also!

Inside the museum.  A replica of the Billy and Ruth Graham's living room.

Our little evangelists.

Sully at the "Berlin Wall".

An original Thomas Kinkade painting.

Visiting at Christmas time included a live nativity.

Billy's father was a cow farmer.  The barn theme was a nice touch!

We had a wonderful visit.  The museum really does inspire one to realize that if God can use the small-town son of a cow farmer to change the world for His glory, He can use anyone!!

Next up a little closer to home with two museums in Greenville, SC. We spent a day split between the Museum & Library of Confederate History and the Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green (a satellite facility of Bob Jones University).

Our confederate soldiers trying out the gift shop guns.

Can we say bull in a china shop?

My little soldiers are ready for a fight!  We'll have to go back next year when we study the Civil War and they actually know what all of this means.

This art gallery was actually very kid friendly.  The main level had a quiz for the children to examine works of art from the Renaissance period.  However there was no photography allowed.

The second floor included a children's room focusing on being a detective!  Juliet, Rylan and Sully just played with all the hands on activities.

Philip and Braewyn worked on solving cases based on clues around the room.

We had a great day of family time and learning about various things.