Weekend fun.....

We are back from a quick weekend at my brothers place outside Indianapolis. This was a long overdue visit, since it had been a little over 8 years since we had been to their house. Lest you think my brother and I have been feuding for all those years, never fear. Brother and sister-in-law have a cabin in the woods behind my parents place and are there at least once a month. So the thought of driving 3.5 hours with three kids in the car hasn't been a motivation to get there. But they have built a brand new home and we really wanted to get down and see it. The kids were on a three day weekend and it seemed like a great time to go. An added bonus was that the Junior League of Indianapolis was having a fundraiser which was an American Girl fashion show. I have two huge American Girl fans in the house, so Aunt Cindy ordered tickets.

We didn't get to their place until after dark Friday night and got the nickle tour. What a beautiful home they have built. They sit back off the road on a hill. It is a prairie style so it seems to blend in with the land. The interior is wonderful too. They have some timbers in the great room and kitchen.....and oh, man what a kitchen. I have told you before I am "Martha" in the kitchen and this one had to have been designed with Martha in mind. That 8 burner stove was perfect.







Saturday came and it was off to tea with the American Girls. I took a picture of the girls afterward. Kathryn borrowed Aunt Cindy's doll, since she doesn't have one of her own yet. Suzanna is holding her Josephina doll which she purchased with her chicken money from last years project.






I hadn't mentioned that Emma went too. Terry and Cindy have a collie dog named Sapphire. The two dogs love each other and had a great time all weekend playing and attacking each other. They stayed in the garage while we were at the Tea. When we got back, Sapphire came out of the garage as soon as the door opened, but no Emma. We all got a little concerned, until we got into the garage and saw where Emma was waiting at. She was sitting in Cindy's Mercedes convertible. Doesn't she look like she belongs......Cindy wasn't nearly as amused as I was, but did take this picture for me.


We went out to dinner at Logan's Saturday night. The kids loved eating peanuts and throwing the shucks on the floor. They would have stayed up all night, but we made them go to bed.

Up for breakfast on Sunday and since there it has been so warm, we went to Cindy's sisters and the kids spent about three hours playing in their pool. It isn't normal to have 90s in October, but we will enjoy it while we can. Soon enough we will be getting our wood burner up and running.

It was hard to leave Sunday night, but daddy had to be at work Monday morning. So with some tears and sadness we hit the road for home, promising it won't be 8 years before we head their way again.