Indy's Treasures

We had a fabulous mini-vacation to Indianapolis, taking in as many of the area treasures as we could cram into 24 hours. There were so many fun experiences, it was hard to narrow down the pictures, but here are some of the highlights.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is home to one of the largest glass towers by artist Dale Chihuly. The tower was impressive - but even more fun was putting together "glass" pieces to make our own colorful masterpiece. Our little artist preferred the green pieces.



We decided to catch a ride on a locomotive...INSIDE our hotel! The Crown Plaza in Indy is housed in the country's first Union Station and is home to 26 full size train cars that have been converted to rooms. We had fun climbing on and off.



Our final major stop of our whirlwind tour was north of Indy at Conner Prairie. Home to several historical villages taking us from the 1750's all the way to 1886. We talked to the potter, the doctor, the blacksmith and the manager of the general store to understand more about their life and times. Papa and the boy got a lesson on playing stick and hoop.

Feeding the birds

Grandpops has a tradition of changing the birdbath water at his house when his grandson comes over. Adam decided to start a tradition of his own by filling up the bird feeder with his son. It took a few trips, but eventually enough of the birdseed went into the feeder and filled it up. Later a few birds were seen at the bottom of the feeder.

Guys in Europa

There are five guys in this photo. Four of them just left on a trip to Europe for three weeks. Can you guess which of these guys stayed home?

Granny's Birthday

Granny's birthday was spent making cards and practicing her creative skills.


Here the two of them are looking at a photo from Paris taken this past week by Todd and the gang while they travel through Europe.

What would a birthday be without some cake and candles?

Two peas in a pod

Sculpture Park

We all went to the sculpture park today with Granny and Grandpops. Saw many different kinds of sculpture which can only be best described by a person with a fine arts degree. Fortunately we had such a person with us. Unfortunately she was too busy tending to little people that she couldn't give us her insights on all the artwork.

Here are a few photos from the day.

Oh Deer

Just got Harry back from the taxidermist. Right now he's on the wall in the kitchen but only through the weekend. Come over to the house quickly if you want to see him.

Our Little Beauty at 3 Months

It's hard to believe that three months have passed since our daughter was born! Though it's gone quickly, it feels like she's always been here. Here are the results of some fun in the studio with our little beauty. Enjoy - we certainly do!

Lets Go Fly a Kite

On a recent trip to Brown County, Indiana, we took in some country pass times like fishing and kite flying. The kiddo had a great time hanging with his uncles and his Grandpops. A good time was had by all!

Play Time is Hard Work

When Papa is home it allows Mama to pick up the camera a little more often to catch the developments of the littlest one. Her current task is learning to bat her toys with those other new discoveries - her hands. She especially likes to hit the toys that make noise and she is already keen enough to know the difference. She is a champ, working hard between naps and feedings - but she still finds enough time to flash a smile at the camera!

Two turkeys in the woods

Mark and I went out in the woods this morning looking for turkeys. We heard several gobblers and even saw a turkey or two, but nothing was close enough for us to even consider shooting. In fact, we had a really good dialogue with a gobbler (at least we thought it was a good conversation) right up until someone else shot it. Enjoy the photos of camo below.

Sleeping in the big boy bed

Here's a photo of the first time our son spent the night in his big boy bed. As far as we know he stayed in it straight through till the morning. Annette tells me when he woke up this morning he was a little disoriented and asked to be put back in his crib.

Family Photos from Easter

A few family photos from Easter Sunday.

Calling All Family Members

Here are a couple of the family shots from Baptism day.



Here a couple of the family shots from Baptism day.

Child of God

We were so happy to have so many family and friends join us for the Baptism of our little girl. Here are a few pictures from her big day. Thanks to our favorite WKU photo journalism major for shooting the event!

Big smiles

Our little girl has been smiling for about a week now. Just tonight as she was falling asleep in Papa's arms she gave off a big smile just before checking out.

Backyard Experiments

Kevin was over tonight. While at dinner, he noticed there were two Mentos in his pocket. So, with pocket lint and all, he dropped them into his glass of Diet Coke. The drink fizzed up but didn't explode. That got the brain juices flowing, as they say. Immediately Kevin and I snatched up the little guy and headed off to UDF for some supplies for our backyard experiments. Below are the photos from our adventure.

Twice the fun

My First Bow

Her father still isn't sure what to think of this one - bows are not his area of expertise - but I thought this shot of our new little girl with her first bow from Grandma was too good to pass up. Isn't she cute!

Visit by WI family

It was good to have Jeff and Rebecca in town even if it was only for a few hours. A few photos are posted below.

Tree and Backyard Fun

You're probably here to see more photos of the new baby. Well, that's coming up in our next post. For the meanwhile, here are two photos of the back yard. We had a nasty ice storm recently that has coated the trees. I snapped this shot one morning last week of the tree in our backyard. The other photo is clearly me and the boy having a good time playing with the dog that lives in our backyard.

More photos

Check out these shots from 2/7.

Notice the dimples in the photo above.

There's only one word for it - stunned.

I posted this one just because I liked the lighting.

Baby!

Bath time

A few photos from bath time earlier today. How 'bout that hair!?

Actually, she was born yesterday

For those of you looking to see Baby #2, here's a photo from yesterday morning. More will come later whenever the photo editor of the family wakes back up.