2010 Hoosier Outdoor Experience

We headed out to Fort Ben this past weekend for everything the great outdoors could offer. We started by taking a school bus into the park, which dropped us off near the Atlatl. Nick got to throw spear style since his hands were small.


Next, we took the red "trolley" to the kid zone area. Nicholas got to make an owl caller and do a little casting. If only we knew where the rest of the boat was!


After exploring the green trolley to the horses and blue trolley around the lake, we took the yellow trolley to Nick's favorite section of the day. He started by shooting a bow and arrow.


And he finished by shooting a rifle. Although he didn't hit any targets, he did enjoy the "smoke" that came out of the end.

Trains and Elevators

It was an absolutely beautiful day, so we motored up to spend a day in Chicago.

Nicholas checked out the schedule and figured out when to catch the train...

Not only did Nick get to ride the train, but his Daddy got to fulfill his long-standing desire to finally ride The South Shore after talking about it for years...

We had a wonderful brunch up in the Signature Room while Nicholas pointed out the planes that were below us :)

This is the building we were up in...

Alright, maybe not that particular Lego version. But, Nicholas did get to go wheel crazy at the Pick-A-Brick section of the Chicago Lego store....

Preschool is Back!

The big move to Room 1 brought much excitement, especially since Nicholas started with transportation week.