Day One:
We left Sunday afternoon - strategically at nap time - and headed to Indianapolis for two nights. We checked in and then headed back out to dinner to meet up with my college friends, Paul & Kara Mealy - whom I knew in college before they married! They have two sweet girls, Toshi is eight and Martha just turned six.
We met at the Rusty Bucket near their neighborhood. It was a quick visit but a nice catch-up. Our girls had their own conversation going on which is always adorable. When we left, Kara texted me that Toshi hoped she went to college with Nora - how sweet after just a short time : D No, I did not get a photo and yes, I regret it.
We stayed at Staybridge Suites - which I totally recommend for families with small children; we had a suite where the bathroom/sleeping space was separated from the living nook and full kitchen! Full fridge, stove, microwave, dishwasher, microwave and tons of dishes and cookware!
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| Big Girl standing with support! |
We took the girls swimming in the sub-par pool before putting them down for the night. Everyone slept well. Very comfy beds.
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| Mommy’s evening treat. |
Day Two:
Staybridge Suites has a free breakfast - not too shabby.
Monday we went to the Indy Zoo... it was one mile away and made the mistake of thinking three of us would be able to walk there. I went against my better judgement - I know my four year old. We ended up taking turns carrying Nora on our backs or shoulders.
The zoo itself is very nice - they seem to not have nearly as many animals as we do and I felt it’s about half the size of Cincy Zoo. We sat down to look at a map and realized we’d seen everything [quickly] in about 1.5 hrs.
I attempted to take Nora to a dolphin show but girlfriend doesn’t understand the concept of time and waiting, so we left before the show even started. She was also dead-set on getting cotton candy - a sweet she’s never had and was going to get her hands on. After we found some, it’s as if we didn’t need to see any more there.
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| This just plain made me sad. |
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| Sassy Cotton |
We ate lunch in the room to chill out and cool off. Hannah thankfully napped about 1 1/2 hrs while Tim took Nora down to the pool again.
We went family friendly for dinner to Old Spaghetti Warehouse - ooooo! Pasta is always a safe bet with children. THIS time we took the extra umbrella stroller for the whiney four year old - worked perfect.
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| Pre-Dinner “Sad Mall” ride |
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| Classy. |
Tim and I enjoyed their best beer - a Newcastle. Eh, I’ll take it.
Got back to the hotel before bedtime and realized yet another perk of Staybridge Suites - Happy Hour on weeknights from 5:30-7:30! Hell yeah! Good range; cheap beer, craft beer, and a red, white and zin wine. Amazing.
Day Three:
Made it to the Children’s Museum just before it opened - great place - huge! I think about four floors. I think Nora was on the low end of being able to enjoy it. She did like it. Tim and I thought it was cool.
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| A great toddler space where Hannah could do her moves. |
I would recommend bringing your own food for lunch because the Museum’s food is not good. Bleh.
We left at the perfect time - around 1pm and the girls slept the entire way home!
Two nights in a hotel room was enough and ready to get back home!
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