Weekend in Indy

Since the wrestling team made it to state, T needed to go down for the big meet on Sat. I decided that it would be fun for us all to go down there for the whole weekend. I wanted to be sure we could get a room at one of my company’s properties, so it would be comped. So excited to get to stay downtown at Courtyard.

I thought it would be great to get away and so Ethan could go swimming.

He ended up going swimming 4 different times, wow.

 

I also wanted to go to the Children’s Museum there, now that he is older.

Also, I wanted to get to see my friend, Sherry and her family. I was hoping to meet up at the museum.

I almost missed her phone call, reception at the museum wasn’t ideal, but we were able to meet up and hang out. So fun! I loved how E would follow L around everywhere. L has been there a bunch of times and they have a season pass since they are local.

This is at the entrance & ticketing area.

 

Dinosphere exhibit was really cool, Ethan said it was his favorite part 

digging for dinosaur bones

dress up like a dinosaur, but all the other little kids took the bigger costumes

this was the awesome water clock, looks like right before 3pm

then there was a Star Wars-Clone Wars exhibit

they even had the lightsabers and guns from the movies

part of the train – All Aboard exhibit – you could climb inside the layout

fireworks of glass

Ethan played on the carousel level when we were waiting for Sherry’s family. E loved all these little play houses, even an ice cream store

E was stuck up in this treehouse for a while with the little kids. There was a slide in the middle to get out of it and I just knew that he was waiting his turn and being polite. He said that some kids were walking up the slide, which he knows NOT to do. Ugh, I hate when kids do that. T and I totally figured that was the issue.

     hey there is Sherry in the background… I didn’t get any pics of us together

Lindsey & Ethan playing in the ScienceWorks section

E loves anything with computers so he had to make up a promise

little David wanted to play on the computer, too

  then they even had a mock tv news station

what fun

They even had a script to read, too neat!

they really loved Egypt, too… so cool

aww…they posed like this

then I told them to look at me

they had a restaurant with menus so the kids got to serve us…too neat              

After the museum we went to Shapiro’s Deli and T had an awesome pastrami sandwich, his first one ever.

E loves staying in a hotel. T and I brought our laptops with the free wi-fi.

We had to get home on Sunday morning to attend Matthew’s birthday party at 1pm. I wanted to go out for breakfast, looked up a Golden Corral and Cracker Barrel. We didn’t find the Cracker Barrel, so we ended up at a Golden Corral. Then they had already taken away the breakfast items by the time we got there! Indy is an hour later so we really weren’t expecting it.

Fun to get away and for free! Well, I did have a parking fee at the hotel $17, geez that downtown fee. It was so great to see Sherry and her family. Oh, and wrestling team was knocked out of the tourney by noon, so that is why we were able to go to the museum relatively early.

CPHS Alumni Assoc. banquet

My dad was inducted into the Teacher Hall of Fame for CPHS Alumni Association. I attended the banquet on Sat. with my parents. My sister was down in FL visiting her friend on a preplanned trip.

They honored 7 teachers this year and 6 alumni, too.

It was held at the high school’s new banquet room.

These three teachers were in attendance. My dad, Alice Lauterbur, Marion Kellum.

our table…

Me and my dad…

 

the Kellums with my mom at our table

powerpoint of the inductees with memories…

table of inductees picture frames

 

prior to dinner and note the chocolate fountain in the back corner that was fun

 

my parents

Dad accepting the award

me with my parents

George Tachtiris and dad sharing the plaque

this pic is just funny, as my dad is obviously telling some funny story

CONGRATS TO MY DADDER!!

So cool that he was nominated the first year for it, too!

Well deserved, and I should know I was a former student!

Valentine’s Day

We went out to breakfast at Northwoods for Valentine’s Day. It was decorated great there, too! We actually had to wait for a table. Ethan got his hair cut, which was really needed!

She spiked it up…I thought it looked really cute!

 

Then we had to go to Alsip’s to look at the puppies, which is always fun to do.

 

 

Then we had to go to Alsip’s to look at the puppies, which is always fun to do.

This little American Eskimo/Poodle mix was my fav. Then they pulled him out to play in the open area. What a cutie!

Later on we got my fav heart shaped pizza…

I think last year’s heart was much better shaped.

 

We traded cards that morning. Ethan got a webkin that was a koala bear, he named it Valerie.

I got T “The Hangover” on dvd, since he loved that movie.

I hinted to T that I liked this ring…

so that is what he surprised me with! Love it! Love the purple, love the sparkle, love the bigger size of it!

 

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Superbowl 44 Colts vs Saints

We just stayed home to watch the superbowl. I am like most girls, they watch it for commercials.

It was a little more interested in the game this year. Colts are my home state and The Saints have Brees, who is a Purdue alum. Do I root for home state team or my college fellow alum?? 

                  

I really didn’t care, but I chose to root for The Colts. T was rooting for Saints, although. He had some side bets going with some buds so was having fun figuring out who was winning money. I think he ended up winning something.

 

I also enjoy making up special food, which makes it more fun.

We had Turkey Chili in the crockpot, which was soooo good this time..

Cornbread muffins, some with hot dogs inside…

Roast beef and cheese croissant snacks… didn’t get a pic of them cut up, each one was sliced to 6 pcs.

and football shaped brownies, so yummy.

     

T even cleaned up the downstairs and vacuumed so I would come down there to watch the game on the hi-def tv. It was nice and relaxing SuperBowl Sunday at our house. I only lasted until the 2nd qtr without my laptop, though.

Matt’s basketball game

E and I went to Matt’s game at the Y on Sat. It had snowed about 4-5” on Friday night so I actually shoveled out the driveway before going to his game. T was at work early, so didn’t have time to shovel. I wish he would get the snow blower fixed.

At his game, he is on green, and they really spend a lot of time with warmups.   

They did a good job of rotating the kids around, he sat out a couple of games. I think there were 8 kids on his team.

I thought it was a good idea that each kid wore a colored vest and then they looked for that color on the other team as who they were supposed to guard. I know this may be common with the lil kiddies, it is just my first time to a little kid game.

When T was at the Portage game a few days ago, he was compelled to go to Bass Pro Shops to pick up a whirly-pop. I guess he wanted one for Christmas, and I didn’t catch that hint?

We had a Sat. night popcorn night with different seasons, too! E helped turn it until they really started popping and T took over so they wouldn’t burn.

Ethanism

I took Ethan to get a new winter coat since he was outgrowing his current one. I usually get him a red coat. When we were shopping he said he wanted a black colored coat. He didn’t explain why to me though. He only tried on a couple and we decided on the Nike one that was on sale at Kohl’s.

The next morning T saw it and asked him why he picked out a black coat and he said, “The sun is attracked to black, so that would be good to wear in the cold winter.” Love that kid, he is learning.

looking tough..and showing off tape jobs of his daddy…fun at the hs