Memories in Indianapolis

 We made it to Indianapolis today and it definitely brought back a lot of memories. The dental school looks the same and our old house looks the same as well. It was crazy to be back and to feel the humidity! The kids were very hot even though it was only 75 degrees today. We went to the zoo and the kids, especially Luke, loved it. We saw the ocean exhibit and then the dolphin show. I thought I remember there being more tricks at the dolphin show, but we still enjoyed it. 

At the bird exhibit the kids fed the birds and even had them perched on their arms eating out of their hands! We also got to pet kangaroos. 

It was jazz night at the zoo so we even got to hear some live jazz bands. 

After the zoo we drove by our old house. It looks the same but it’s missing all the people we loved when we lived there. It was so weird to see it again.

We got some swimming in before bed and now we’re all pretty tired! Hopefully we feel more energized tomorrow.

Day 2 at Cedar Point

 We had another fun day at Cedar Point! Brad bribed Tenley to ride Top Thrill 2 with Dip ‘n Dots and she said yes! They went on the ride first thing when we got to the park. Tenley had so much fun that they got right back in line! And then they convinced me to join them so she went a third time. It was the craziest ride I’ve ever been on. I wasn’t ready to jump back in line like Tenley, but I definitely enjoyed the experience!

We enjoyed many more rides. I went on some coasters with the three oldest kids while Brad hung out with Luke. And then I got to hang out with Luke. He loved Camp Snoopy and decided to spend his birthday money from Grandma and Grandpa Woodruff on a Woodstock stuffed animal.

We had a really yummy lunch and Tenley got her Dip ‘n Dots. Brad got Ryder and Luke to ride a huge swing ride which they both ended up loving and rode two more times after that!

Around 6 it started to rain but Kade really wanted to ride Top Thrill one more time. They were the last car to go before they shut the ride down due to the weather. Brad and Kade were in the front car getting pelted with rain drops at 120 mph! They said it hurt but they still enjoyed it. It was a crazy way to end the park, but we had a great couple of days there. Now we’re headed to the next adventure in Indiana!

Cedar Point

 We spent the whole day in Cedar Point today and came back to the hotel exhausted! It was a long day but everyone had so much fun! After Brad and Kade went on the craziest ride ever, Top Thrill 2, we went as a whole family on Siren’s Curse. Luke had seen videos of it and was so excited about it. He made me pinky swear that I would go on it with him so I did. I ended up really enjoying it and he ended up terrified. We went on Millenium Force after that with everyone but then Luke said he was done with roller coaster rides. He refused any other rides. It was sad! But then we found the swings for him which he loved and a car ride, the merry go round and the Ferris wheel. We all had so much fun and Luke said he loves Cedar Point!

Ryder, Luke and I took a break from the park to go swimming and then came back at night to eat dinner with everyone. It was a good day!

Indiana Sand Dunes and Lake Michigan

 We left Bozeman really early this morning to catch our flight to Chicago. The hotel receptionist was really sweet and let us all have a fresh churro donut. They were so good! Our flight went well and the kids enjoyed experiencing the big city of Chicago as we drove through. 

We headed to Sandusky Ohio today but stopped at Lake Michigan to show our kids one of the fun places we used to come when we lived out here. The beach was nice and the kids loved racing down the sand dunes.

We made it to Sandusky at sunset and walked along the boardwalk at Lake Eerie and around Cedar Point. The kids are excited to ride all the rides tomorrow!