Sunday, January 16, 2011

The Getty Villa with Grandma Nielsen

In Feb Grandma Nielsen came down to spend a few days with us. I tried to think of things we haven't seen yet and came up with a fun trip to the Getty Villa. We had previously been to the Getty Museum which sits up on a hill overlooking Santa Monica and Los Angeles. But I had heard of this place that was a companion to the Museum so I looked online, made reservations, and off we went for a fun day of art. The Villa was huge with beautiful gardens and water features. We had a great time looking at all the art and statues...too bad so many of them were nude. But it was fun to see something new and hanging out with grandma is always awesome!





They had a kids discovery area where you could put on roman gear and stand behind the screen and fight eachother. It was pretty fun. Isaac was having a good time fighting this guy.
But he also had a good time fighting his grandma, who by the way is quite the warrior. :)
Then we headed over to the art tables and got to draw on some vases and creat our own ancient works of art.
This little gem was created by Darla Nielsen...her career is just starting, but look out she is going to be the next picaso. (not sure what it is) :)




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