Last week was a pretty dull one at our house. Harry was on spring break and not feeling well on top of that so he pretty much laid on the couch all week long. I spent a lot of time in the house trying to get some knitting done and watching Liam and Evie try to take each other out. Dull, dull, dull.
So, Kile took Friday off of work and we packed up the family and drove down to Carson City. It’s an easy drive, since Reno is just a northern neighbor to the state capital and even though we live on about the absolute opposite end of town, it took us no time at all to get there. We wanted to take Harry to at least one museum while we were there, that was the big purpose of the trip. He’s in the Cub Scouts now and visiting a museum is a badge requirement for his “Bear” badge. Plus, he was genuinely interested in going to a museum.
First things first, we needed to hunt down lunch. We parked the van, loaded the wee ones into the double stroller and headed down the main drag. And the iPhone came in VERY handy, making it easy to find a nearby cafe that was well rated and just what we were looking for. It was “Mom and Pop’s Diner”, across the street from the capital and the state assembly buildings. The day was very nice so we sat outside and enjoyed the atmosphere. I definitely recommend that place if anyone is looking for lunch while in Carson City. Their Tri-Tip BBQ sandwhich was simply fabulous. I’m drooling right now just thinking about it.
After that, we took a stroll through the capital and the surrounding grounds and I took an obnoxious amount of pictures. But it really was a gorgeous day and with all the flowering trees doing their flowering thing, I couldn’t resist.
We made our way back to the Nevada History museum, with me snapping pictures all along the way. I didn’t have an issue with taking pictures like a cheesy tourist. My family may have been a little embarrassed, but that’s their problem.
We finally made our way to the museum and it was very interesting! There was this completely awesome underground mine replica that went on and on and I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone who is claustrophobic. But it was very cool. There was also a whole room on guns and other weapons and that was cool too.
And it wouldn’t be a Nevada History Museum without at least one obnoxious display of silver. I think there were four or five.
It also wouldn’t be a Nevada History Museum if there wasn’t at least ONE nod towards Las Vegas Showgirls and YAY, there was one! I kinda got skeeved out looking at the thong/g-string/whatever the heck it was because DUDE, someone totally wore that (see the picture in the display case) and chances are pretty good that she was a skank of some kind.
It was after that that we went to McDonalds and the infamous ice cream incident took place. That was a hoot. We headed to the railroad museum next. One of those places you always hear about, living in the area, but never go to because you’re not a tourist in your own town, right? But that day, we were tourists. So we went and looked a bunch of completely awesome (and completely HUUUUUGE) trains.
After that, everyone was pretty spent. So we headed back to Reno and I swear we hadn’t cleared the Carson City city limits before our backseat was filled with this:
And this:
I know we don’t go anywhere all that often and tend to hole up in our little house because it’s safe and quiet and simple and easy and SAFE. But it was a lot of fun to break out of our shell that day and enjoy it together. It was a real family day and I think all of us will remember it (well, maybe not the two young ones) for a long time to come. And we definitely need to do it more often.
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I have to find a good bar-b-q place here. After you mentioned your sandwich I simply MUST have some. The kids are adorable! Hope Harry’s having fun earning his badges!
Oh, I just want to munch on Evie’s cheeks! Such chubbiness to nom on!