Hillwood was purchased by Marjorie Merriweather Post (yes, the cereal heiress) in 1955 and was later turned into a museum to showcase her art collections. The gardens were beautiful and fun to explore. We felt like we had them to ourselves and wished we'd brought a dinner picnic to enjoy. It was so fun just to watch Amelia and Elsa and not have to spend my time chasing Oliver around. We had such a great time.
After everyone had cleared out, the girls had fun performing their own dances on this stage for me while I fed Simon.
The girls got to decorate gold boxes for part of the French Festival.
They had some outdoor games to play and Amelia was excited to demonstrate her hula hooping skills. Elsa just got frustrated.
The pet cemetery.
I thought we would just look in the house for a minute, not thinking it would interest the girls much. To my surprise, they were in complete awe of every single room in the house and insisted that we see everything. It was so fun to see their excitement. I think they would have been good friends with Miss Post. They were in love with her pink bathroom which included a rug that had a picture of a dog on it. It was a beautiful home and fun to see all of her amazing collections. It was a self-guided tour and we had the house to ourselves which was fun.
The fun theater room.
A rainbow spotting on the way home! Amelia took some photos from the car.
