Fun in the Sun!

Here’s everything that’s been going on at Our Place since we last posted!

We have gone on a lot of great field trips. We went to Hidden Creek water park in Highland Park, which was a big success! It was a small group, but everyone had a lot of fun. Josh went down every slide and even did a cannonball off the diving board. John wasn’t in the mood for slides, but he really enjoyed spinning around in circles and Katie loved the concession stand. We decided that it would be fun to try to go again with a bigger group later in the summer since we all had such a great time.

We also went to the Bahai temple. We walked all around the gardens and we especially liked the fountains. We went inside the temple and quietly looked at all of the pretty designs in the building. Josh had the great idea to check out the visitor’s center downstairs, and luckily we decided to take his suggestion. We got to read a lot about the history of the Bahai religion and we even saw a movie that showed all of the Bahai temples around the world. As we left, each of us threw a penny into a fountain and made a wish, but Frank decided that he would rather wait and save his wish for his next birthday!

We have been continuing our search for the best ice cream in the New Trier Township. We went to Hardigan’s in Evanston which got excellent reviews from everyone in the van on the way home. We walked to Bobtail which was only a couple of blocks from Our Place and although some were worried that it was too far away, everyone was happy once they got their ice cream.

Another one of our trips was to the Winnetka Public Library, where we read a lot of interesting science magazines. Josh read an article out loud about Pluto, where we learned that Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Instead, it is called a dwarf planet! We also discovered that there are new space suits that can be used to jump through space and land all the way on earth, which is pretty cool.

Every single day at Our Place is jam packed, but those are some highlights of the exciting things that we’ve been up to!