Saturday morning, we loaded up the car in pouring rain and headed north for Indianapolis; a short overnight trip with Grandpa and Grandma Karen, and your aunts, uncles, and cousins. We were excited (and a little anxious) as we pulled away. This would be your first trip since last summer and we were curious to see how toddler bodies were going to handle the jammed-pack schedule, with probably no naps, and sleeping in a new strange place and bed.
You did not nap as we hoped during the two hour drive up, but were happy to be traveling. When you started to get a little fussy, some Mickey Mouse tunes seemed to do the trick.
As soon as we arrived in Indy, we met one of daddy's old college roommates for lunch. There was some slight miscommunication between which restaurant, which meant we ended up waiting a little longer for them. You boys did phenomenal! No nap, sitting in a carseat for 2 hours and then another 2 hours at a restaurant and there were no tears or meltdowns. You may have gotten a little squirmy towards the end, but we were so impressed.
From there, it was straight to the hotel where we were greeted by Grandpa and Aunt Callie. We barely had time to get out of the car before we were already down in the pool swimming! Ryan, our water bug, you did not love it at first. I don't know if it was the loud noises and echoes of an indoor pool, or lack of nap, but once you warmed up to it, we couldn't get you boys out of the water. You were even trying to "swim," kicking your legs, blowing bubbles, and dipping your heads under water.
After about a two hour swim, it was upstairs to get ready for dinner. Back in the strollers for a walk downtown and out to eat with eight adults and seven children (6 of which were 2 and under!). I must say, considering no one had a nap that day, all 7 kiddos did amazing! We were all probably exhausted and in zombie like states, but there were no tears or fussing from anyone!
After another short walk downtown, we finally got back upstairs around 8:30 (an hour past bedtime, with no naps...surely you'd pass right out. Right? Wrong!). You boys wanted nothing to do with your pack n plays and just wanted us to hold you. After about a forty-five minute fight, you finally fell asleep. However, wake up call came much too early. At 4:44, we heard "Hi! Hi Mama!" coming from you, Ryan. We knew the second we sat up, it would be over. So we tried not to move, but eventually you spotted us and our day began!
After a long morning, 9:30 finally arrived and we could head to the museum. We were curious if there would be much for you boys to enjoy there (all we knew was the Louisville Science Center, which isn't toddler friendly). We were so pleasantly surprised! Every exhibit was hands-on with games, toys, and activities for you to explore. There was an entire exhibit dedicated to kiddos 5 and under. You loved running around in there, playing, and exploring!
It was a jam packed day and weekend, but such a wonderful quick getaway. It was fun to spend some time with Daddy's family and have some nice quiet family time too. I loved getting to celebrate Father's Day this way. We are so blessed by your Daddy and all he does for our family. He has never been a person to do something half-heartedly, so I knew he wouldn't approach parenthood that way either. But each day he amazes me more with how hands-on he is, how loving, and wonderful a role model he is to your boys. You have big footsteps to follow, but I know you two will also grow up to be wonderful men.
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