Museum of Arts and Sciences Macon, Ga

One of the favorite things my kids love to do is check out new museums. Since we have the ASTC membership this is a nice usually free thing to do. FREE is my favorite word! So I went ahead and found us the Macon Museaum of Arts and Sciences. I always wonder how nice these places are going to be when they are in smaller towns. I don't know why I am always so shocked when we find a really nice museum and the one in Macon was no exception.

We started int he little art gallery they had. Monkey really loved this section as he loves art. We had a nice time talking about the paintings, how they were made, what they might mean, and what they made us think/feel.

Next we headed to an area with a section where were got to make butterflies with tissue paper squares, saw different butterflies mounted in boxes, a big polar bear, and more.


Then we headed upstairs where they had a little play area. There were puzzles, art stuff, things to build, this cool light/screen thing where it made your shadow in different colors, these huge metal ball mirror things, and more. We actually went here twice during the visit. It was really fun up there.
After playing we headed outside for a bit to let Princess run around and Monkey finish his lunch before the animal show was due to start. They had a caboose outside which is my FAVORITE but sadly we could not go in it. So the kids just played around it and killed some time before the show.

We then went inside for the animal show. The brought out this bird Georgia. She was soooooo funny. I took some videos of her talking to us. Then they asked for a volunteer. The Boy got picked and had to hold something in his hand but they didn't tell him what it was. Well the video speaks for itself. He has learned to NEVER volunteer himself again! LMAO! Then they brought out the snake. Princess was in LOVE.

We then went to the basement level to dig for dinosaurs, work in the weather station, and learn about sound.

Last we stuck around till the guy came to run the gyroscope. Monkey was to short and The Boy and Cat Boy were wearing flip flops. You needed sneakers and thinkfully they have big feet so could fit in my sneakers. So I took my shoes off and let them use them. The Boy went first and LOVED it. I took video, it is long so I won't bore you with it. Cat Boy decided he was not ready to ride it just yet and that was just fine with me. He will do it when he is ready.


Overall it was a great day. We had a really great time and would not hesitate to go again. I would highly recommend it if you are every in the Macon area.

Super Bowl and playground fun

We got to the new RV park the day before the Super Bowl. We were told they were having a pot luck party for the Super Bowl and were welcome to come. We didn't care about the teams playing but always welcome a chance to get out and meet people at the places we are staying. So I went to the store that morning to get some food to make to bring. The kids were super excited and were counting down till the party. When I got home The Hubby came out with Princess. She had changed her outfit. Yes, that is a Build A Bear shirt she is wearing! LOL I made some BLT dip and brownies and headed over when it was time for the game to start. There were about 10-15 people there and a couple of kids for the kids to play with. We all grabbed some food and I tried my first pineapple and mayo sandwich. Apparently this is a thing in the south though there is a debate on how to make it. I was the only one in the family brave enough to try it and I Will say it wasn't bad. It isn't anything I will make on purpose but it wasn't bad. Princess loved the half time show and enjoyed dancing for everyone in front of the screen. Yeah, we are in trouble with her. The boys spent most of the time in the back playing carpet ball. The next afternoon we took advantage of it not raining and checked out the little park there. They have a couple swings, those big black tubes which are fun to lay in as someone rolls you around, a slide that you can only get to by climbing a rock wall, ( no fun with Princess but we managed), and of course one of our favorites, tether-ball. We didn't stay a long time because it was pretty nippy out and mommy doesn't like cold. That is why I was trying to go south as fast as I could.

Welcome to Georgia

So the day had finally come. MOVING DAY! I love going to a new location but this one was especially exciting. Not only because my foot was better but we were going to GEORGIA! Not sure why I love the idea of Georgia so much but I do. I think it is the whole older Southern Belle image. The whole thought of saying " Why I do declare." while sitting on a rocking chair on a porch sipping some sweet tea on a warm summer day. Except I hate both summer and sweet tea. LOL But it SOUNDS nice. Plus Savannah is in Georgia and I have always wanted to go there. So needless to say I was giddy with excitement.

It wasn't a very long drive, The Hubby has about a 200 mile radius. So we got started and drove through mostly back roads. At one point we got to a busy area and we started seeing all these wooden shacks on the side of the road. I had NO CLUE what they were. They was literally one every 20 feet or so on BOTH sides of the road. Then finally some of them started having people at them. They were Sweet-grass Basket stands. I had never heard of these before and really wish I could have stopped but I was following The Hubby and I had no cash on me. I really wanted to find them again while we were in GA but I never saw the stands anywhere else. I got Cat Boy to take some pictures as we were driving by so forgive the quality. It really was one of the coolest things I have seen. I love just driving to our next location never knowing what we will see along the way.


When we got to the campground we quickly set up and headed out to our traditional new location dinner of Mexican. We needed gas and were lucky there was a gas station at the corner. Till we pulled up. I about died I was laughing so hard. The Hubby was wondering what kind of backwards town I took him to. The gas station didn't accept credit cards at the pump. You had to go inside. LOL I didn't even know they had places like that anymore. Again, you just never know what you will see.
After dinner we ran over to Walmart to get some stuff and I saw yet ANOTHER thing I never knew existed. A FIVE POUND tub of sour cream!!! FIVE POUNDS!!!! Who needs five pounds of sour cream? I mean even if I made a lot of dip for a party I don't need that much. So yeah, I needed a picture. Still to this say I have no clue what one does with that much sour cream. So if you know please leave me a comment and educate me on the ways of the 5 pound bucket of sour cream!