Today the kids and I went to the Museum of Art. I loved how accessible–and free!–it was. Honestly, I was dreading the experience a little bit because I know that Ammon and Clarissa are hard to keep calm in museums. But I was surprised and delighted to have one of the best experiences I’ve ever had with all of the kids in public. We wandered around the museum together and everyone was actively engaged in the art. I had the best time asking the kids questions about the paintings and listening to their answers. Normally I do not take the time to ask them lots of questions, but art is such a wonderful medium for doing that.
After the museum we headed home where I fed the kids leftovers for lunch. Then I cleaned up and took a looooong nap. The kids played, watched screens, did homework, and then started an elaborate game of pretend until it was time to pick up Abe and head to dinner. We ate at Tupelo Honey. The southern food there was rich, delicious, and much too filling. Ammon did a startlingly good job eating his gigantic portion of meat loaf and green beans. The rest of us put in valiant efforts on whatever was in front of us, and we all left satisfied–but with stomachaches.
Then we put down the kids and Abe worked for a couple more hours while I packed everything up so we can drive to Asheville tomorrow. We are headed to the Biltmore estate, which I am looking forward to. I have to say I am excited to leave our Airbnb. It is perfectly located and cute, but it has a cockroach and bug problem. I feel pretty grossed out by all of the cockroaches we see and am quite ready to leave.