Day Two Hundred Three: C.R. Smith Museum

In need of a "mental wellness day" and a change in our learning environment, we spontaneously decided at breakfast to cancel our regular school day and head over to the C.R. Smith (American Airlines) Museum in Ft. Worth. We practically had the place to ourselves, and it was just what we needed today. We got to learn about the history of flight in general and American Airlines specifically. In addition to seeing all the cool displays, we got to make crayon rubbings of different planes, construct a variety of paper airplanes in different styles, play around with the principles of aerodynamics, and build whatever our minds could imagine with the Big Blue Blocks we fell in love with in D.C. at the Building Museum. One of our favorite displays was all about the flight that Captain Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River in 2009. In fact, when we got home, we watched the movie, "Sully", with Tom Hanks, just to round out our flight-focused day. I'm so thankful we have the flexibility to make our days be whatever we want/need them to be!

Strapped in and ready to watch a movie about the history of flight

I was pretty proud of my paper airplane, which coasted easily through the holes of the point board

Day One Hundred Seventy-One: Ft. Worth Firsts

Today was the first day in months that we that we had a completely blank day on the calendar with no activities of any kind scheduled. We jumped at the opportunity to check out a couple of the things on our local bucket list. We started with brunch at Blue Mesa Grill in Ft. Worth, which is a place we've never tried before. We are definitely suckers for an all-you-can-eat buffet brunch, and everything was delicious! Afterwards, we headed out to the Ft. Worth Nature Center and Refuge for some hiking around Lake Worth. It was a beautiful place, and the weather was perfect! What a wonderful way to fill the blank spot on our calendar and work in a couple of Firsts as well!

Blue Mesa Grill in Ft. Worth

Ft. Worth Nature Center Trail map

One of the lovely views from our hike