Family Vacation

It's been a while since we've had a chance to go on a real vacation, so last week we finally got to go on one. We visited my cousin Sharon in Indiana and drove down to Louisville, Kentucky to visit Six Flags. What a blast we had!! We arrived just in time for the city of Carmel's CarmelFest, which is their 4th of July celebration. We watched the parade (in the rain) and later in the day went down to city center to prepare for the music and fireworks. There was musical entertainment (ladies barbershop and the Carmel Symphonic Orchestra, who did a beautiful tribute to the Armed Forces), rides, booths, lots and lots of food and of course the fireworks, which were fantastic. Though we got sprinkled on a little more throughout the night the kids had a blast.

The next morning we headed out for Kentucky and Six Flags. First we hit the waterpark, swimming in the wavepool, having a huge tub of water dumped on our heads, riding in the lazy river and catching some rays. The kids had never really been to a waterpark, so they really enjoyed themselves. Then it was time to hit the rollercoasters. I went on a few kiddie rides with Daniel and that was enough for my stomach to start churning. (it's been over 10 yrs since I was on any of the big stuff). The kids went on anything they could see and despite their disappointment it was time to head home.

We visited downtown Indianapolis the next day and saw the Colts new stadium, where the Pacers play and the beautiful war memorial. We also hit the zoo and got to see dolphins, pet sharks, watch seals, polarbears, penguins and a walrus from behind a glass wall, there were desert creatures and cute little meerkats. They also had some sprinklers at the zoo to keep the kids cool, so we spent considerable time in there too, so long that the zoo closed before we got to see the elephants and so on. We then headed out to Chuck E Cheese and let them burn off more energy. I know that the parents were ready to collapse, but the kids played and played and then played some more. (I don't think I'd ever have that kind of energy anymore). Then it was back to Michigan, yeah!!!

Phew, it was an action packed 4 days, filled with sun, fun and lots of memories.