We have had several opportunities to visit museums lately and definitely have it on our list of things to do more often in the rest of the year!
Thanksgiving weekend we took advantage of free admission weekend and took along Owen and cousin Geni and visited both the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and U of O Museum of Natural History. The kids were interested for longer than they (and we) thought they might be, although Kayla still didn't feel like she got quite enough time and is looking forward to going back alone. (Although we agreed it might be better to study a little bit more about the artists and exhibits before returning as it was very exciting to see postcards books in the gift store of some of the artists we had studied and thought it would be even better to have that reaction to some full sized works of art :)
We were busy trying to be respectful and quiet and didn't take any inside pictures, but here are the three museum goers in the courtyard of the art museum.
They then ran off all of that quiet inside energy by chasing squirrels around campus!
The following weekend found us with a couple hours to wander around Bend. After enjoying the Christmas parade and the snow (and watching enough of the Civil War game to feel like we knew what the outcome would be!) we decided to check out the Deschutes Historical Museum. It's is an old school building with each classroom dedicated to a different part of local history (Native American, Logging, School Room, Medical, Clothing, etc). Kayla especially enjoyed the school room and reading some of the eighth grade graduation requirements! I think she might have a chance in the grammar section, but some of the others would find us pretty lost! 
Next week we are hoping to get a chance to head to The Hallie Ford Museum at Willamette University.
