Trip to Indiana

We took a week long trip to Indiana this summer and had a nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa. We took a trip to South Bend and walked around the East Race kayaking and sport area on the river, and went to the South Bend Chocolate Factory and the kids had fun playing in the kids playground area. Someday we'll have to come back for the tour of the factory. We went to Culver one day and walked along the beach area and through the woods to Culver Military Academy. The day was really pretty and the walk was beautiful. The kids had fun on the playground by the Culver beach, and I think that Daddy had fun playing there, too! We also ate at the A&W Rootbeer stand where I grew up eating...you can either eat at the drive in area in your car or sit at the picnic tables on the other side. We ate outside. We also went to the Indianapolis Children's Museum on a Target free evening so we go to see the museum for free. It was a really nice museum...I know that I went there as a kid, but I don't remember it looking like it did. It was a four level museum with a huge dinosaur exhibit, Barbie exhibit, current day Egypt exhibit, and much much more. The kids and all of us had a great time at the museum. We drove up to Michigan one day and went to Fenn Valley Winery. The next stop was Holland. I remembered the city having a lot of Dutch dancing, tulips and cute shops. Now, you have to pay to see the old windmill from Holland, so we decided not to do that. We went to a small Dutch shopping area and I bought some small wooden shoes for the Christmas tree and then we left and went to Saugatuck. I wish that we would have spent all of our time at Saugatuck because it was nicer than I even remembered from high school. It was off of Lake Michigan and was full of quaint shops and gorgeous yachts and boats docked by the shore. We ate dinner at a local upscale burger restaurant on the water and then did a little bit of shopping. Next time, we'll head straight to Saugatuck for the day...about a 2+ hour drive from Plymouth. Back at home, the kids enjoyed playing with my old toys, and Taylor got to play with my Barbies and clothes and I found my old baby doll clothes as well. We also got to see Uncle Bob and Aunt Merry on Memorial Day at their house for lunch and got to see my cousins as well. On the way back to GA, we stopped in KY and visited Mammoth Cave. We took two tours that day and the kids enjoyed it for the most part. The tours were a bit long for them, but they still had a good time. Great trip to Indiana, and we packed a lot in! The kids really enjoyed their visit with Grandma and Grandpa!