Sparks Family Blog: It's been a long time! part 2

To continue the story of our family vacation last year, I will sum it up here:

Day 2:

We ate at a restaurant for breakfast and headed to the Scouting Museum. We got to it within the last month before they closed it down and divvied up the stuff to other places. It was actually fun to be there. There were interactive games and challenges that while broken down for the most part, there were plenty there to keep up busy. I could see how fun it would be to do with a group or at least while the museum was fully functioning once upon a time. The man who took us on a tour was a gentleman in his 90's who had worked at the museum for over 40 years!

We made a failed attempt at visiting the Five Sixty restaurant at Reunion Tower, as the restaurant was full. We didn't realize we would need to book ahead of time. (We were able to just walk in at the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio a few years ago.) We found a hole-in-the-wall pizza place and had dinner there instead.

Day 3:

We visited the Dallas Zoo. We learned about Opossums. I didn't realize that while they appear vicious, they don't cause the damage they are blamed for- it's usually a raccoon behind those things. They had a really cute Opossum they were rehabilitating and we got to watch her eat treats while the handler talked about her. After the zoo, we went "home," showered, and then met up with Jeff's cousins for a cook out. We had so much fun catching up with them!

Day 4:

We visited the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden as well as the Children's Adventure Garden. After that, we headed up to a birthday party for my niece's son.

M & L standing outside of the maze

Day 5:

We spent the day at the Perot Museum. While there, Lacey ran in to a friend of hers that has been in AHG with her since her Pathfinder (kindergarten) year! Afterwards, we went back to visit the cousins on Jeff's side of the family again.