A trip to the Museum

Last week we had a fun outing with Cassie. She loves to go to the Museum and we thought it would be a good inside thing to do with the bad weather we've been having.

Cassie was happy to get inside and see that this "dinosaur" was still here. She remembered it from her last visit.  It's actually a mastadon that was found on a farm near Grand Rapids.

Cassie and Grandpa under the great whale skeleton

Our Museum has a fun area that is set up like Grand Rapids in the early 1920's. I love walking through it and feeling like I've stepped back in time.

This was a special exhibit that had rubberized tiny pellets that kids could dig in and pile up. If it was piled up, the lights made it look like mountains, and if you dug into it, it looked like rivers and lakes. Cassie had such fun with it.

There was a dress up section - here she's a bee.

Here she got to pedal this machine and help the bee fly to flowers to get nectar.

This is a giant Lego exhibit of Grand Rapids.  We could find familiar buildings, the Grand River, our famous Blue Bridge... It was incredible!

Look at the details!

The museum is built next to the Grand River so we could see it out some of the windows - and there is the real Blue Bridge.

Checking out the dinosaur exhibit.

Cassie and Grandma at the bug exhibit.

She was having fun trying to step in these big footsteps.

We had a fun time, and we met the rest of her family for supper. It was a good way to spend the afternoon.

Friday Funny

 

Cooking Thursday

Last week, in the middle of the big storm, I had to come up with something for supper as we were supposed to go out, but that wasn't happening. I found a recipe for steak bites and had a steak in the freezer, so I made that.  It was soooo good! (and easy too)  If you have an air fryer, you need to try this.  It's going to be a regular at our house.

Air Fryer Butter Steak Bites

1 large steak of your choice, trimmed of visible fat and cubed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons salted butter

Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
Place salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder in a large plastic bag and shake to mix. Add olive oil and mix. Then add the steak cubes and toss until evenly coated.
Arrange the steak cubes on the grill plate in the air fryer. Air fry for 4 minutes, then flip them and air fry for another 3 minutes.
Take the cooked pieces out of the fryer and remove the grill plate, leaving juices in the bottom of the basket.
Place the cooked steak bites back into the air fryer, along with the 2 tablespoons of salted butter, thinly sliced.  Air fry for another 1-2 minutes allowing the steak bites to absorb the flavors.
Season with additional salt and pepper as desired and serve with your favorite side dish.