Lake Monroe - Bloomington, IN

We had planned to spend Wednesday in Brown County State Park, but instead went to Bloomington. We shopped a little, then went to Lake Monroe, and found their beach to be pretty empty. The kids convinced us to drive the 25 minutes back to Nashville to get their swimsuits and towels. I was interested to see how Alli would react to the water. I figured she would be more interested in the sand, but as soon as she saw the lake she was hooked. She would go out as far as Greg would take her, arms and legs kicking as hard as she could make them go!

Mini-Vacation Part Two

We had to change our plans a bit for Thursday, due to storm activity throughout Indiana. We were all excited about spending the day on a pontoon on Monroe Lake, but figured it wasn't worth the risk. By the time we made it up to Indy, it was close to 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and the zoo closed at 5. We didn't figure we would have enough time, but thanks to the heat and high humidity, we ended up seeing the whole park (including a great dolphin show), and leaving before close. My favorite part was White River State Park, and the flowers. It was beautiful beyond words...with a book and a cup of coffee, a day could easily be spent in such a place! They were having a butterfly show, so we were able to observe them for awhile, as well.

End of the Journey...

So happy to be out of the carseat!

Exhausted at Outback...

Enjoying the hotel pool...

Finishing off the evening with a walk on Indy's downtown canal...

Friday morning we fueled up with a big Bob Evan's breakfast, dropped by Frankfort to pick up our youth campers, and headed for home!

***Since I tend to blog in spurts, I should let you know that there are 10 new posts...you may want to scroll to the bottom of the page to begin. I gave up 3 hrs. sleep to do this...let me know if it was worth it! :)
Valerie and I bought dad a very special tie for Father's Day. lol. Our plan was to take all of his other ties (while he was at camp), and leave this one with a card for him requesting that he wear it for us on Sunday morning. In our all our planning, we forgot to execute. I wasn't at church on Sunday night, because I was travelling to camp, but I did receive word that he didn't wear the tie. Bad father. You can click the pic to see how sweet a gift we gave to him, and you could leave a comment requesting that he wear it another time...I'm counting on you, Verla! :)

Happy 35th Birthday, Greg!

So glad Aubrey is home!



I won't bore you with bragging...just be sure that I have a winner of a husband...he's fantastic. Love ya, Greg!