Warning: I posted way too many pictures!
Travis told me on Thursday evening that he had off the next day for the fourth of July. We made an impromptu trip to Indianapolis for the long weekend. It was our first vacation as a family of four!
We left on Friday morning and drove straight to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. We wanted to get our money's worth so we stayed pretty much all day. Adelyn did awesome considering she missed her nap all together!
Tea Party with the three little bears!
She was facinated that the stars on her shorts lit up!
First carousel ride for both girls. This was the best picture Travis could get.
There were so many fun things to do! If you have never gone, go! It is huge and there is something for everyone! Here she is loading "rocks," moving them with a pulley and stacking them! So much fun!
Still in the construction zone! This was her favorite area!
Lila was a champ too! Here we are taking a lunch break!
Adelyn is into dinosaurs right now and loved dressing up as one! She was sitting on her eggs in this picture!
Daddy's biggest fan! I can't tell you how much these two adore each other!
The Museum closed at 5 so we headed to our hotel. We found a great deal and ended up staying right in the center of town! I loved it! After settling in, we went out to explore and grab some lunch. Indianapolis is such a neat city! It was very clean and not too crowded! I felt completely safe walking around with my two girls where I don't think I ever would in Atlanta! The city center had such neat architecture and classic feel! We spotted this neat car! It said just married on the back!
After dinner we found the cutest little frozen yogurt shop where we got a small treat and sat watching the people go by.
We retired to the hotel early to get this little one in bed. She looks cute here, but it was a nightmare! She did not want to go to sleep and she wanted to sleep in bed with us. It was miserable!
Vacationing with kids is so much different than if it was just me and Travis!! We were so laid back and go with the flow. This is a huge change for me because I like to plan everything out and make the most of every minute! I am learning that it is better to relax a little and meet the needs of everyone. Everyone ends up much happier that way!
Adelyn hasn't been in a pool since she was a baby so I really wanted to take her. As soon as we got up, we headed to the pool. Adelyn had the time of her life! Look at how happy these two are playing with each other!!
She did remarkably well considering she hates getting her hair washed! We never let her go under all the way, but she almost did when she would jump in to Travis!
After checking out, we explored down town a little more. I really did love the feel of the city!
Our hotel was right on this street!
Adelyn loved all the places to explore!
After walking through the city, we went down by the canal. I don't have any pictures on my camera, but we went on a paddleboat. It was such a cute area! Adelyn loved sitting on the back with me and hanging her feet in while Travis took us around!
Since it was the Fourth, a couple museums we open free to the public!
I hardly took any pictures of Lila because she was always strapped to me. This was back at the hotel! We did not stay out for fireworks but we were able to see some from our room!
On Sunday we got up and drove by the new Indianapolis temple. I wanted to get a picture by it but there was someone there blocking anyone from entering because it is not yet open to the public. I had never heard of this before, but apparently they have people on watch because of protesting that surrounds the openings of temples. I was sad we couldn't stop more.
After church we headed over to a park that was recommended to us. We didn't realize it was more like a museum and it was more expensive than what it would be worth with the time we had left. Instead we looked up a local park and it was perfect!
It had 3 nice play areas in the shade and a splash pad! As we were driving, we saw so many nice parks. I really was impressed with how clean the city was and how many free places there were to go with the kids!
I have only taken her to a splash pad once and she was not a fan! This time she LOVED it! I assume it's because it wasn't crowded and Travis went around with her! I love her faces!!
It was such a fun, quick trip! The girls did great and it was a good family refresher for us!
