Hailey showed me the places they went on their walk yesterday and I took a few pictures of it. Hunter was excited to see the "invisible water" and he wound up scraping his side when he lost his footing. Like Hailey, he is a tough kid. 

We visited with Papa and Rhonda in their room for a bit and then drove to Union Station where we met up with Daenon, Jennifer, Kaelee and Kimber, Alice, Scott, Benjamin, Joshua, Caleb,  Xela and Caroline. My Uncle John and Aunt Sandi met us there also but I didn't get to talk to them long. It was too hard to coordinate being in one place for too long! We toured all three museums. The train, Browning and car museums were good. I think the children liked the trains the best though inside and out!

Hunter enjoyed talking to baby Caroline. He loves little babies.

Hailey enjoyed talking to Kimber at lunch. Hunter was exhausted and slept through it!

Getting to climb on large trains was definitely a highlight!

This was also a highlight for Hunter... After being in the playroom exploring the inside of a train pushing buttons and having fun, he found the lever that made the train whistle. This new discovery quickly called in all the boys!

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After resting in the soft green grass out front, we decided to go to Farr's Ice Cream Shop. Mom used to take us there when we were little and she used to go there herself. My mom liked black licorice and it rubbed off on me. Black licorice is not a favorite among many people but I really do like it. I got myself a scoop of black licorice ice cream and enjoyed it - even if I payed for it later! Hailey got mint chocolate chip. They were out of lemon so Brady opted for another flavor which I don't recall at the moment. Hunter enjoyed sharing his!

Check out Hailey's crossed eyes!

After the ice cream shop, we headed to Walmart so Brady could pick up some white t-shits. I forgot to pack those in the suitcase. The drive was so pretty along the mountainside so we followed it for a bit. We found this neighborhood up the hill and toured it. There was this large rock that spoke to us and said "Climb Me!" So we did. We enjoyed the pretty overlook of the area.

We met back at the hotel and played around for a bit outside with the kids. I also met up with my brother Ryan who needed to finish up his work assignments before joining us that evening. Hats off to his wife Alice for taking their children to the museums! I am not sure I could do that and be sane. I would have probably  made them walk with a rope or something bizarre. They are well behaved kids though. Anyway, the hotel was supposed to have a pool but it was covered up with dirt. So we went on an adventure to find pizza and somewhere to eat it. We went looking for a park and found it but it was free of people and in a really shady part of town. On the street before it, there was a tree stump with a mannequin head on it. We all decided not to picnic there! Brady directed us to a state park that was beautiful. We walked over to some tables by a river. The people there were quite cranky and apparently you have to pay - so we did. Then the kids spied some canoes and a whole bunch of life jackets. So what do we all do? Go canoeing until we get yelled at again. Apparently you have to pay for those too! One cousin didn't get his turn so that was a bummer. Otherwise it would have been perfect! Hailey enjoyed rowing with her daddy. Brady forced me to go with Hunter. I wasn't too crazy taking him out there but I am glad we went. 

We all ventured back to the hotel for showers and some rest. It was a long, good day!

Playing is hard work!