vacation

We survived our first family vacation with the five of us!  And, I think it could even be classified as "fun".  Mike and I do NOT want to take any sort of road trip with the kids anytime soon, but we're glad we did this.  :)

Monday morning we left for Indianapolis.  We had a package deal that included hotel stay and tickets to the Children's Museum and the zoo - it was a great deal and really worked out nice.  We were very happy with the hotel - they put us on the first floor just a few steps from the pool and breakfast area, that was SO handy with the kids!!!  Mike, Caleb, and Logan did A LOT of swimming.  Logan is our little fish, he does an awesome job swimming.  Levi and I got in the pool once, but mostly the other guys swam during times when I was trying to get Levi to take a decent nap.

Tuesday we went to the Children's Museum.  It was alot of fun!  The weather was rainy that day, so it worked out nice that we were inside.  A few hours there was definitely enough for two three-year-old's attention spans and energy levels.

Wednesday we went to the zoo and we loved it!!  Going during the day in December means there is almost NOBODY else there.  We got to see lots of cool animals (bears, lions, tiger, elephants, giraffes, sharks, dolphins, sea lions...) and didn't have to share the space.  It's so much more relaxing walking around with little kids when you don't have to worry about losing them in a crowd, too.  :)  In the late afternoon we left for awhile so the kids could take a nap in the car - we just drove around downtown for a bit.  We came back in the evening for a dolphin show and their Christmas light display.  There were more people around then.  The Christmas lights were really cool, it was neat to see.  We totally enjoyed the dolphin show, too.  I was torn between watching the dolphins and watching Caleb and Logan's faces and how they were enjoying it.  Who knew you could get so much joy from watching your child enjoy something?  :)  We took a little train ride through part of the zoo that was fun, too.

This morning after breakfast we loaded up and headed out!  Everybody went to the bathroom right before we left, but of course, about half an hour into things we hear, "I have to go pee!"  For awhile it seemed like we were going to be stopping every half hour or so, but we eventually made it home.  :)

It was certainly interesting having the five of us in one hotel room.  The first night didn't go the best, but the next two nights were a little better thanks to the boys being tired out.  I am also very thankful Mike and I don't have to share a double bed at home.  :)

Levi was a trooper through this trip.  He got pretty sick of his car seat and stroller, but overall did well with not getting his regular naps and such.  I DID have to do laundry partway through the trip mostly thanks to his spitting (soooo ready to be done with that!).