Saturday, January 9, 2010

I Thought I'd Try to Picture Our Accomodations for You

The street we lived on for a few days.

And the Marriott we stayed in the same number of days. It's claim to fame? The world's largest indoor gazebo. Google it if you don't believe me.

Glass elevators are great. You can see who is getting an earlier start to their day than you are. You can sometimes spot people (who you know aren't staying in your hotel) taking joyrides on the elevators whose fame has spread throughout the whole conference. Then there's always the great game of "How many big, homeschooling families can we stack into one elevator?"

We had heard so much about the fifteenth floor, we just had to go. Then... after we came back down, they told us there was a sixteenth - one that was infinitely more interesting.

We did our best to make sure the housekeeping service had a reason to exist.

And getting down to the smallest details... Last but not least, here's the iron. Talk about something important! I called ahead just to make sure our room had one, even though everyone told me it would. Of course, everyone was right. Even me. I thought it would to, but better safe than sorry you know. :)

Back to the lectures and the heart-wrenching task of picking one out of five.

Sometimes the decision wasn't hard and one name would just jump out.

Sorry, but this is just pretty typical.

I'm going to have my children take notes at this age too.

During the child-training session, I had fun watching this little fellow roam the aisle. ;-)

Jasmine Baucham takes a publicity shot with Mrs. Hoffman. ;-)

Elsie

I'd say today homeschooling has some pretty fine graduates.

The Mysterious Islands Premiere

The ticket-line entertainment... Wrestlers

The Referees

The Mysterious Islands - Available at Wisdom Resources soon!

Sometimes the behind-the-scenes stories are as fascinating as the video itself, or even more so.

"Peter Bradrick. The guy's energy could literally power a large metropolis." - Quote from another blogger.

We Switch Hotels & Our Trip Switches Gears

Abigail checks out what this hotel has to offer. Free cookies all the time, free continental breakfast, a whole library of books for the borrowing... so far so good.

But wait! There's rules and regulations too. For example, a minor (that's me) isn't allowed to be without supervision at anytime in KY. Mrs. Einwechter had way too much fun telling me that.

There goes our independence, Philip.

This is the life. I go away for a week, and, next time I check my blog, I find it posted without my help. *sarcastic sniff*

Answers in Genesis Creation Museum

I am here.

Good questions.

Why I am here.

No, I'm not alone. I'm here with some wonderful people.

The big question: Which way can we get in more free? With the member passes or the free admittance vouchers?

Those poor clerks... it takes a long time to figure out things like that. At a place like this though, they ought to be used to big groups. You ought to see it when we try to check our family of eleven into a secular museum. Sometimes their computers can't even handle it.

Josiah spots the shot of a lifetime.

I hate to tell you this, Josiah, but it's dead. And you thought you were going to be the first to photograph a prehistoric creature right? :)

The Seven C's in God's Eternal Plan

Thank God I did.

Reflecting on the grass and the glass.

Ah ha! I'm not the only one who poses my subjects sometimes.

Let me guess... "The Little Boy with the Red Boots goes to the Creation Museum." ;-)

The Little Boy with Red Boots caught in an un-posed moment.

The world's not safe anymore?

I should think not! They're bringing the dinosaurs back!

The answer to Mr. Ham's favorite question.

The OT says, "Whosoever toucheth one that is slain... or a dead body... shall be unclean seven days." (emphasis mine)

What? I thought the ceremonial law doesn't apply today.

Victoria - not one to part with money easily. Yes sir! She was going in there after her penny.

The gardens are gorgeous.

I can't quite say that much for the llama.

The proprietor of the Dragon Hall Bookstore - he looks benign enough.

But it's only a subterfuge! He imprisons some of our beloved friends in his lair.

Scott consoles Bunyan's "man in an iron cage" by handing him a tract - How to "Break in Pieces the Gates of Brass and Cut in Sunder the Bars of Iron"
Mr. Phillips invited the Einwechters out to "kill the fatted pizza." I'm not an Einwechter; hopefully they didn't notice. :-)
(There are advantages to traveling with celebrities.)

The Little Boy with the Red Boots goes to the Golden Corral where he makes long pipes out of straws.

Mr. Phillips's conversation is as interesting as his speeches, if not more so. And that's saying a lot.

Faith draws how the world might look. Like the people of Columbus's time, she doubts the theory of a round earth. ;-)

On your non-average, freezing Tuesday morning...

...we loaded up the van (and believe me, that's a feat worthy of mention.)

First thing back at the Einwechters, an expedition to rout out the UFO in the chicken coop.

And that, dear reader, is an Einwechter family trip. Aren't they fun?! ;-) Thanks, Einwechters, for sharing it with me.

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Remember, Scripture is Sufficient. For what? For everything.
God Bless.
Carmen