We'll also add pictures. A few have already been posted to Facebook for our "friends." Unfortunately, Chris' phone is not working right now, so we can't post any from his phone camera. (More on that in an earlier post).
Today has simply been driving with one tourist stop. We stopped in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to show Austin the Oklahoma City National Memorial. When you realize that the bombing occurred nearly nine years before Austin was born it becomes apparent that this is "history" for him. We tried to explain the basics of what and why, geared to a bright eight-year-old. He grasped the idea of where the damage was the worse and commented on that when he saw the chairs in relation to the small amount of still-standing wall. We didn't go to the museum today because
- it takes several hours to do it justice
- I believe it may be too intense for an eight-year-old
- Austin needs to develop some more historical context.
We decided to stop in at Fox Lake, near Cassoday, and visit Shannon and Polly. We hadn't seen their cabin yet, so decided this was a good time. They gave us the grand tour of not only their place, but took us around and showed us all of the Fox Lake community. They have a great get-away now!
Next stop was Silver Lake, where we bid Austin good-bye. I think we all had a great time and Grandma and Grandpa felt Austin was a wonderful travel companion!
