Wandering Indiana

- King Tut did NOT live up to Parker's lofty expectations. It was very nice--but very formal. There were lots of security guards, well, guarding which doesn't lead to a feeling of relaxation. Everything was encased in glass (of course) and it was dark and moody music played. Don't get me wrong, the pieces were amazing, but Parker wanted to see things that belonged to Tut and there wasn't a ton of that. Of course, he had it so built up in his head that I'm not sure that anything short of Tut himself rising out of a sarcophagus would have impressed Parker.

- The Indianapolis Children's Museum is amazing. We could definitely spend more than a day there.

- My boys never have had an interest in trains. Are they the only boys on the planet that don't care about trains? However, if your kids DO like trains, the museum has a great display.

- We saw a magic show and I kept saying, "Jack, how did he do that!?" Finally, a grouchy Jack said, "Don't say that again. It's magic. That how he did it!"

- We saw our friends, the Fyke's, at the museum and that was a highlight for the boys.

- Instead of taking GPS's advice for the shortest route from Indy to Santa Claus, IN, Travis decided to take another route. The 2 lane, wind-ey, hilly route. It was definitely scenic which was kind of nice.

- At midnight we had to call the front desk and ask them to tell the people above us to quiet down. She called back and said that kids were jumping on the beds and she told them to stop. Do people really have to be TOLD to stop jumping on beds at midnight in a hotel when they are on the 2nd floor!?

- They must, because we had to call again the 2nd night only this time it was 1:30 a.m.

- The complete lack of sleep is a very, very bad thing for a vacation.

I will write more about Holiday World later. There is much to tell.