Tri-State Adventure!

Yesterday, our family and my sister's family had a tri-state adventure. We hit Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana all in one day. Our first stop was the Creation Museum in(www.creationmuseum.org)Kentucky. It was very encouraging to see a Christian perspective on how the world came to be. The boys also loved all the dinosaur exhibits. Troy was really impressed with the Noah's Ark exhibit and so was my sister. We were able to visit a live nativity too. The boys and their cousins were thrilled with a trip across the suspension bridge there. And we all had fun at their petting zoo. I liked feeding and petting the camel especially. It was very busy at the museum and Troy kept asking "Where's Carson??". Carson was usually only a few steps ahead with his cousins. Troy's questioning of Carson's whereabouts every 5 minutes was beginning to wear on me. I told Troy "Well, if you had been with Jesus when he was a little boy, maybe he wouldn't have gotten separated from His family at the temple". Troy didn't laugh. I thought it was funny.

Our second stop was inspired by the tv show: Unwrapped on the Food Channel. In Ohio we visited the famed Jungle Jim's International Market (www.junglejims.com). It is a huge grocery store with just about anything you could imagine. Lots of unique displays including a real fire truck, a giant can of Campbell's soup on a swing and a Lion made to look like Elvis that sang. They had a candy area that was any child's dream. We all had fun traipsing through the aisles. We came away a little lighter in our wallet as we had to have candy and special cereals that can't be found locally.

Our third stop was also in Ohio at the IKEA (www.ikea.com). I love that store, they have free childcare. Our boys and their cousin spent an hour in the indoor play area, while we shopped. We also came out of there lighter in our wallet too.

Our last and fourth stop of the day was to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Ohio. This is a favorite of Troy's and the rest of our family enjoys it as well. We ate a delicious and inexpensive meal together. Now our wallet is pretty much empty. But, it was vacation, right? A special treat for us all to have such a action packed tri-state adventure. We returned home to Indiana and were glad to hit the sack.

Must get ready for the New Year's Eve game night. This is a tradition for us. We started it a few years back. In addition to the games we have a prize table. Lots of munchies of course. This year Carson's best friend will join us and Troy's parents are planning to come too. If you're local, come by. We welcome drop in guests. A Euchre game will always be in full swing or you can join a round of bingo. A good time is sure to be had by all.