Omaha, NE, United States - 18th October 2013
By: MamiTig
Our first morning in Omaha, we took a visit to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. It spans the river between Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa. The bridge seemed mystical in the chilly morning fog!
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Posted Nov 12, 2013, 12:13 am
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Omaha, NE, United States - 18th October 2013
By: MamiTig
Our second destination was just around the corner from the first. The Lewis and Clark Trail Visitor's Center was supposed to be closed due to the federal government shutdown, but the state of Nebraska provided extra funding so that it would be open for tourists like us! We saw so many interesting things, and out the back door, we got another view of the bridge we had just walked on!
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Posted Nov 18, 2013, 1:28 am
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Omaha, NE, United States - 18th October 2013
By: MamiTig
We visited Joslyn Castle in downtown Omaha. It has a very interesting history and even though it wasn't open for tours of the inside, we got to take a nice look at the outside!
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Posted Nov 21, 2013, 3:14 am
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Boys Town, NE, United States - 18th October 2013
By: MamiTig
Our last stop of the day was Boy's Town. We stopped at the main office to get directions to the museum and garden, and had the opportunity to feed a loaf of bread to some friendly geese. We also got to see the world's largest ball of stamps, the museum that told about the history of Boy's Town, and the Bible Garden.
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Posted Nov 27, 2013, 5:06 am
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Council Bluff, IA, United States - 19th October 2013
By: MamiTig
The next morning we crossed the river and went to Council Bluff, Iowa, where we visited the Squirrel Cage Jail. Both the architecture and the history were quite fascinating, so be sure to click the link and learn more!
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Posted Nov 30, 2013, 4:28 am Last edited Nov 30, 2013, 4:36 am by MamiTig
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Council Bluff, IA, United States - 19th October 2013
By: MamiTig
Our next destination was across the parking lot from the squirrel cage jail, at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. We got to learn about the history of the railroad, and see what it might be like inside of passenger train cars!
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Posted Dec 4, 2013, 6:49 pm
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Council Bluff, IA, United States - 19th October 2013
By: MamiTig
Next on our stop was the Council Bluffs town square/park. Council Bluffs is famous for its black squirrels, but those adorable little guys wouldn't hold still for a picture with us, so we had to settle for a picture with a statue. We also noticed the lovely architecture of downtown Council Bluffs, which consisted of well preserved brick buildings from the mid to late 1800s to early 1900s.
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Posted Dec 6, 2013, 5:32 am
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Omaha, NE, United States - 19th October 2013
By: MamiTig
The last place we visited on our road trip was the Mormon Trail Center. A very nice docent took us through the exhibits and talked to us about how the Mormon settlers had to leave Nauvoo, Illinois to avoid persecution, and ended up wintering in what late became Omaha, before pressing on to their final settlement in Salt Lake City, Utah. We learned what life would have been like in that era, as well as a tremendous amount of history!
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Posted Dec 11, 2013, 5:26 am
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LaHarpe, KS, United States - 27th October 2013
By: MamiTig
Haunted Hay Mazes are a deliciously fun American tradition on Halloween. After we found our way through the spooky hay maze, we had hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows by the fire!
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Posted Dec 17, 2013, 2:33 am
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Iola, KS, United States - 31st October 2013
By: MamiTig
Halloween is one of the earth family's favorite holidays! The children dress in costumes and go house to house where they say "trick or treat" and people give them candy. We stopped at a street party where we got to dance with a zombie!
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Posted Dec 21, 2013, 4:47 am
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Iola, KS, United States - 2nd November 2013
By: MamiTig
Mmm, church supper at the SDA church! We helped set up and then we got to enjoy a delicious feast!
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Posted Dec 24, 2013, 1:37 am
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Merriam, KS, United States - 9th November 2013
By: MamiTig
We made a late night visit to Krispy Kreme donuts. We got to watch how they are made and enjoy their deliciousness! I can see why Krispy Kremes are so popular!
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Posted Dec 25, 2013, 5:33 am Last edited Dec 25, 2013, 5:34 am by MamiTig
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Iola, KS, United States - 11th November 2013
By: MamiTig
Earth mom made these awesome tardis shirts for her favorite Dr. Who fans, for Christmas! The fabric was custom made at Spoonflower and the buttons were handmade, purchased through Etsy, and have tardis' on them. The inside lapel of the shirt has a print of the inside of the tardis, as does the inside of the pocket!
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Posted Dec 29, 2013, 5:39 am
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Iola, KS, United States - 16th November 2013
By: MamiTig
Earth mom made pumpkin pancakes and eggs for breakfast. Then we got to taste test three different kinds of apple juice. It was so hard to decide what I liked best, but I think it was the apple pie!
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Posted Jan 2, 2014, 1:04 am
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Iola, KS, United States - 17th November 2013
By: MamiTig
We got a science lesson today! Earth mom's daughter had to create a model of a plant cell, so earth mom helped her to make one out of cookie dough!
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Posted Jan 2, 2014, 3:11 am
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