Texas State Capitol

My kids have been begging me to take them to the Texas State Capitol building all summer. We finally had an unscheduled day coincide with a day that I had energy, so we headed out this morning for a little field trip. The kids were so excited and wanted to get all dressed up to go - Leah even insisted that I wear a skirt. I think this was due in part to Lincoln's association of the Capitol with the temple - apparently the statue of Lady Liberty on top reminds him of "King Ramoni" on top of the temple.

We had a good time dressing up like cowboys and early settlers in the Visitor's Center and pretending to ride in a covered wagon. Unfortunately, my camera is still MIA so I don't have any pictures to share. Leah loved listening to the stories on the old-fashioned phones in the O.Henry exhibit and they all had a great time going up to the top of the rotunda (or at least the 4th floor) in the Capitol building. In fact, they wanted to go higher because they could see a spiral staircase going all the way to the top, but I am very grateful they don't allow that... my feet were getting that uncomfortable, tingly feeling just looking over the balcony.

On the way back down, we stopped in the House gallery where Leah insisted on listening to a resolution being presented. Unfortunately, the boys weren't so interested so I took them outside to wait while Leah listened to the whole thing - luckily, it was pretty short.

They had a great time and hopefully now they'll know the difference between the Capitol and the temple!