Chirstmas in Indy

This past weekend, we were blessed to get to spend the weekend in Indy with my parents. I've still got free nights at the Hyatt, so we decided to capitalize on that and visit the Children's Museum, Monument Circle Lights and a few of our favorite downtown spots. We even went to the historic and beautiful St. Johns for church. It was a WONDERFUL weekend getaway! Again, I'll let the pictures tell the story.

Diggin for bones!

Dinosaur outfits!

Little Dinosaur

Scuba Emmalyn!

Love the blown glass sculpture!

Taking Mamps & Paps for a ride in Egypt!

Emmalyn & Daddy making Egyptian music

Hot Wheels!

Racing cars!

Biker Babe.

Love these 4!

"Ice Skating"

Snowball fight!

Driving the skidsteer!

Playing in the water -- Mamps was a great sport!

Carousel ride.

Waiting our turn for the giant Christmas slide!

Colton beat Mom!

Jason and Em paced themselves!

My Babies on Monument Circle!

So thankful Mom & Dad could come along for the fun!

Our family of 4!

All of us! (Sorry these are sideways, I can't figure out how to turn them!)

Poinsetta Tree at our hotel.

Ready to rest after a full day of fun!

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