With my parents here, I sort of ran them ragged. On Saturday, we went to ride the trains at the Kansas City Northern Railroad. They were having a special event where the trains were free, and there were all sorts of vehicles you could tour. They opened up the miniature trains as well. That's only open twice a year!
Henry and I ended up riding the train 3 times. It was fun riding the new track. They had just finished the extended rail a few months ago.
The first vehicle we toured was a joint Coast Guard and the KC Metro Sheriff's Department mobile command unit, and it was very plush! 2 bathrooms, air conditioning, and even a microwave. Dad recalled that in his time on the force, they were lucky to get a candy bar!
There were several steam engines and even a boat to see. While we were touring, Ecto 1 showed up!
There was a Terror Dog in the back and Slimer on the side; they both moved and lit up. It was super cool!
While Henry and I went on our last train ride, a helicopper landed.
Afterwards, I had a JASNA tour at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I took Mom, Dad, Lizzy, Emily, and Charles with me. They explored the museum while I took the regency tour. Our docent was amazing. She had worked at the Art Institute for years and had been a docent here for a few years. She really merged Austen's world with the pieces on display.
This piece is an interesting Regency jacket. From the museum: "This rare buffalo skin coat reflects a complex blending of Woodlands and Plains Indian artistic traditions—Northwestern Ojibwa, Manitoba Cree, Northeastern Plains and Metis—as well as European fashion. It also embodies the dynamic cultural exchange that characterized the beaver trade during the North American Colonial period. Patterned after an English officer’s coat of the period of George III, garments of this type signified rank, wealth, and prestige. This one is richly ornamented with loom-woven, embroidered, and wrapped porcupine quillwork in geometric designs, and elaborately painted with abstract, geometric imagery. Like all others with recorded histories, it was presented to a prominent White official or visitor, reportedly in 1789, and probably represented a complex social exchange rather than a simple gift or collector’s acquisition."
It was quite beautiful and a fun reminder of how fashion travels. This painting is of brothers; they are in the height of regency fashion.
I rejoined our familial group, and we headed to the car. Dad was able to flash his handicap placard, and we were off! We headed home to drop off Lizzy for her work shift and gather the other kids and Daniel to drive down to Clinton, MO, to witness a life-sized Tabernacle called Messiah Mansion. It is a touring tabernacle, and since the kids were asking what the tabernacle really looked like, as we have been studying the Old Testament, I felt this was an opportunity too good to miss.
I was hoping to get dinner in Clinton before our appointment time, but the drive was longer than I had thought. We headed straight to the tabernacle, and they let us go early. I have never seen one like this before. My parents had seen one in Utah, but it was smaller.
Our young guide was very informative and was patient with my inquisitive children. Emily was called up to show how the lamb was slaughtered. I wish I had gotten a picture of that; it was funny. She held the knife upside down and kept making a face.
It was interesting to see the various tent coverings; the beaver skin was not real, of course, but neat to see them all represented.
The priest's robes and linen breeches.
Afterwards, we went to dinner at Joe’s Italian Restaurant. It was very nice.
We drove home in the dark, but it was a good day.
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