Saturday, August 6, 2011

Indiana Visit

We packed a lot into our 9-day visit to Northern Indiana. We loved spending time with friends and family - which was the whole reason for going. We also fit in a trip to the Elkhart County 4H Fair, a trip to the Indiana Dunes, the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, flying and a whole lot of other fun activities close to Mom and Dad's.

At the fair, I got to enjoy an Elephant Ear for the first time in ??? years. It was just like I remembered...I just felt a little more guilt this time. :) Tyler "won" these super sweeeeeet shades. 


Dad took us on a ride in the Cessna.


And Tyler got his first power parachute ride. He loved it.



After Tyler's ride, Wayne and I got to participate in a candy drop for a big family reunion. That was a lot of fun. Seeing the kids get so excited to catch candy falling from the sky was so fun!!


We were glad that both Wayne and I got to visit our Grandparents.

We visited Grandpa Stuckey in the hospital. I wish we would have taken more pictures - can't believe we didn't get Grandma Billie or Uncle Max in a picture! :(


Grandpa Henry and Grandma Polly came over for dinner on our last evening there.


Our trip to the Dunes was fun. The sand was hot, and climbing the hill was hard work, but the water felt terrific!


Tyler loved the chance to play with Brennan. They are such good buds. I wish they could see each other more often!


Tyler and Aubrey "helping" Grandpa with chores.


Giving Aubrey a scooter ride, Wayne suggested riding this way as it seemed safer for Aubrey. Mom said this is how they rode in Cambodia, so we thought Lynette and Rusty might appreciate it. Mostly, Wayne made me laugh with the silly song he sang while we tooled around...something about me holding onto his love handles.


On our last night, we took a long Gator ride and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.


Ending with the Essenhaus "quilt."


We had such a great time. It's always hard to leave once I'm home. We felt loved and so very well taken care of!

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5 comments:

Carrie said...

Looks like lots of fun!! I had better not show Gabe, or he would be veeeerrry jealous. He really wanted to go to IN this summer. Next summer perhaps!!

StuckeyBlog said...

We should definitely go to Indiana at the same time! I really hope that works out!

Isabel said...

What a treat today when I opened your blog to see all the pictures. It's so much fun making memories!!!

Lynette Polinder said...

Looks like so much fun. You look super foxy in these photos too I might add. :>)

Renita said...

Ahh the 4H fair. Missed seeing you there. I never got the Elephant Ear bc Emma puked in the grandstands and all hell broke loose. Glad your fam had fun. And yes, I agree with Lynette, you look very foxy. I love the highlights in your hair!