Cincinnati Museum Center, PE With My Partner, First Responders Day

December 5, 2023

Cincinnati Museum Center

We went back to CMC for the train exhibit and it was nice. It’s pretty much the same as it’s been the past years. They just shut it down and reopen it every year I think. The trains are cool, it is a tradition. I read some more of the history here and I didn’t realize what was all involved with the train exhibit. Evidently it started in Baltimore and then moved to Cincinnati where it stayed in Cinergy/Duke Energy’s lobby for years. That is where I remember seeing it. Then when Duke purchased Cinergy they donated the entire train exhibit to the Cincinnati Museum Center (probably because they didn’t want to deal with it anymore).

We also saw Santa and the boys got their pictures with him. This is one of the few times Ben’s seen Santa. With COVID it seems like meeting Santa is on the decline. We did see Santa at the Cub Scout Christmas Party though, and they also see Santa at Dutchman’s Christmas Party too. However, the old mall Santa is a thing of the past unfortunately. He was a really nice man though, it takes a special someone who wants to be a Santa.

PE With My Partner

I took advantage of working from home and went to Ted’s PE with my partner day. We played a game where we threw balls at pins and a foam wall. I blasted a few kids which was hilarious. I had so much fun, I hope I get to do this again in the future. He was really glad to see me and I am glad I got to make his day with my visit. I am glad I didn’t get in trouble though, I really nailed a few kids and moms trying to knock down the foam wall! Woops!

First Responders Day

We invited an officer to be with us at our First Responders Day for the scouts! This was a success. Thankfully one of our parents has a brother who is a police chief there and they expedited it for us. The officer was great. He had fun talking to the kids about policing, what his equipment was, and then we played a few games with him including Poison Dart Frog and Officer Says. This was a lot of fun and a huge success!