Field Trip to This is the Place State Park

At the beginning of August, my sister Jenni and I took the kids (including her girls Abby and Isabelle) on an outing to This is the Place Heritage Park (or something like that- they keep changing the name.) Anyway, it is a reconstructed pioneer village with original and recreated buildings, cabins, etc . that have been moved to this site. The weather cooperated nicely - cooler and overcast. Much better than the blazing heat we'd been having. The kids always have fun visiting the pioneer era houses, schools, stores, etc. This year there was the fabulous addition of a petting zoo, horses to ride and a train we could ride around the park. We definitely don't do everything there is to offer with this group, but we have a fun time doing things they like at these ages. It also made a difference to have two adults as Jenni took the bigger girls into the old-fashioned store an I took the younger set to enjoy the animals. :)

This is the place!