indianapolis trip- day 3 & 4...

(warning...LOTS of pictures to follow)

max was a sleepy head on saturday morning. i brought breakfast up for my boys!

here are the wild animals running down the hallway!

our big event for saturday was the indianapolis children's museum.

there were some huge dinosaurs outside...the kids were in awe.

riley got in a quick early morning nap when we arrived.

a quick self-portrait with my buddy while drew was getting our tickets.

zoey had a shirt full of sesame street stickers and she was sharing them with all of her new friends.

we went to this adventure area. the kids had a blast.
max and i rode on a tractor.

we played in the water.

:)

zoey and riley playing in the sand.

timmy was digging away...and seemed to enjoy shoveling the sand out of the sandbox!

i love this picture!

max saw this from far away. he went running full speed shouting, "MONKEY!" he ran right up to it and gave it a huge hug. it was hilarious.

next it was time for the dinosaurs. max had fun putting this dinosaur costume on.

dada, or should i say mr. hicks, gave him a brief explanation of how dinosaurs sit on their eggs.

then we headed to check out the trains. could this be any cuter?

seriously? :)

zoey and riley were playing with dinosaurs.

they all loved this table.

we checked out the trains and had a snack and then it was time to go.

some of us stopped for lunch and others went back to the hotel.

after nap time, we all headed back to the pool.

look at all these smiles!

i had these shirts made for the kids. they were adorable.

it was quite the feat trying to get a group photo. the kids range in age from 15 months to 25 months.

this one might be my favorite...riley's had enough, timmy and zoey are eating, and max is about to take off!

none of them are looking at the camera and are playing with toys.

at this point...we gave up!

four little monkeys jumping on the bed...

next it was time for dinner. we couldn't find any restaurants that would take reservations on a saturday night. so we talked to the hotel staff and they let us use the breakfast area and we ordered pizza. a big thanks to drew for arranging and organizing all of that!

zoey loves to drink half and half creamer.

too funny!

we had a fun night, talking, catching up and making plans for future reunions. i am so thankful for this group of friends. next year...kentucky. 2013...wisconsin.

it's so nice to have people that you are so comfortable with, that are like family, and that it feels like no time passes between visits!

goofing around while the parents packed up!

here's the whole crew.

on the bed...ali, riley, kiara, zoey, drew, max, timmy, andy.

on the floor...charles, kelly, and kristen.

we missed the butlers on this trip...but hope that they can join us next year!

drew and max enjoyed shakes and rio in the backseat!

after a few stops, two crazy storms, and lots of driving...we were almost home.

max did great until about the last half hour, then he was done.

drew pulled out a lollipop and it helped get us home!

sharing with dada!

happy boy...

...and literally one minute later....sad boy. like i said, he was done.

he and dada entertained themselves with silly faces!

what a great adventure!