Montgomery Trip. Part 4

What do the girl's do?

Callie and I had to figure out what we wanted to do since Jackson was at his computer competition until 8 pm... yes, 8 pm! It was time for me to get sentimental, and also take Callie somewhere educational and fun.

Blount Cultural Park

This 250-acre park homes the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and the Hannah Daye Ridling Bark Park. It has ponds, walking trails, amphitheater, and picturesque views. I was glad to be here with Callie.

We lived in Montgomery (many years ago), when Callie was just a baby. She learned to walk when we lived here. I am sure she does not remember visiting this park, but we did. It is directly across the street from where Jackson went to school. St James Academy may have been my favorite school he ever attended.

One of my favorite memories was taking a family portrait in this park for my Mother's Day gift. It was the one thing I wanted that year, all of us together in one picture. 

Of course I found that picture. Back in 2008... when Callie was just 1 and Jackson a whopping 8... where has the time gone?!?!

And now 8 years later I'm taking pictures by the same bridge!

 

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival

On our way to the Art Museum, I took a wrong turn and went to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. It is also located in Blount Cultural Park.

The building looks like the art museums. It is beautiful and surrounded by sculptures. The theatre produces a number of plays each year, including my favorite (and its namesake) playwright William Shakespeare. I was sad that there was nothing playing today, or we would have gone.

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1930 and is the oldest fine arts museum in the state. It also has ARTWORKS which is mainly for kids to learn about art through experiential learning. It's a hands-on, exploratory gallery. It has a large-scale kaleidoscope, interactive activities, and some fun art stations. ARTWORKS is free and open to the public!

Pool Time

After two extremely hectic days and this one not even close to being over (remember I have to go back to get Jackson at 8 pm) I needed some down time. We decided to go to the hotel's rooftop pool and enjoy the scenic downtown views as we played in the pool. 
Where I got a few minutes to lounge around before heading back across town to find out how Jackson did in his competition at AUM.