Conners Prairie is an interactive history park on the outskirts of Indianapolis. Because they were closed on Mondays we decided that we would go on Tuesday morning and then Gramma and Papa could leave from there.
The prairie was a huge place with a lot of fun things to do and learn about all based in the what Indiana was like in the 1800's. They had both an outside part and an inside part. We decided to see the exhibits outside first hoping to escape the hotter part of the day.
The first stop we made was to the indian village. They had a few huts that you could go in and look at. The boys decided that the "beds" didn't look very comfy. It was either straw on the ground or sticks on straws.
Next we stopped by the barn. They had your typical barn animals but it was cute to see all the babies they had. It took the boys a little time to come and see the babies but it seemed that Sup liked the baby goats and Thomas liked the baby sheep.
The next stop was William Conners home. Not that there was A/C in the 1800's but we were pretty happy to get out of the 100 degree heat in touring the home. It was fun to see and learn how he had lived and made his living right here in Indiana.
The boys were a little intrigued with the spinning wheel and this lady was amazing at spinning the wool. She was very knowledgeable and had hand spin just as they would have back in the 1800's.
We made a quick stop to see how they made anything out of metal, they would melt the metal and put them in different molds. It was really neat because if it came out of the mold not completely right you just pop in back in the spoon, melt it again and put it back in the mold.
That was a bitter sweet day for us. Loved seeing all the fun things and being with you guys! The sad part was having to leave. It was a good place to do it though cause then I could cry on the way out and then I wasn't tempted to buy anything. Mark still couldn't figure out why I was crying. Silly Man!
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