Here's One for the Gipper!

On Thursday we headed over to Simi Valley to the Reagan Library. We didn't know if it was something the kids would really enjoy, but we knew they had Air Force One there and that you could actually walk in it, so we figured they wouldn't complain too much if they got to see a huge airplane that the president used. We ended up having a lot of fun and I really thought it was interesting.

We really lucked out though because when we got there, the library was doing a signed Easter egg hunt for kids. They had 14 wooden eggs that had been signed by a few actors and politicians like George Bush, Dick Cheney, John McCain, Nancy Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and some others hidden throughout all the displays. Each kid had a clipboard with questions on it and they had to try and find the eggs hidden throughout the library. The kids had a blast doing it and it pretty much kept them entertained. Can you find the egg hidden below?

One of the best things to see there is AirForce One. They retired it 3 days before September 11th. The tour guide told us it was one thing that President Reagan thought should be available for the public to view. It was pretty neat to walk through. They re-designed it to look just like it did in the 80's. You couldn't take pictures on board, but here we are in front of it!

I thought this was awesome! This is an actual piece from the Berlin Wall, how cool is that? I told the kids that seeing this and AirForce One was my favorite part of the day.

Of course Logan couldn't believe that Reagan was a cowboy and that he actually had a gun with the presidential seal on it (it was so tiny I have no idea how he saw that, the kid just cracks me up!)

And we couldn't leave the library without getting our hands on some Jelly Bellies! They are all throughout the library (Reagan had them everywhere throughout the White House. He used to smoke and used the jelly bellies to help him quit! )

So that's the recap of our trip to the Reagan library. We really did have a lot of fun and I was glad to have the kids see a little bit of American History.

Just a few parting shots with the kids and the Gipper!