Trip to Indianapolis and Iowa

After school starts they almost immediately have a day off. We took advantage of this and took a quick trip to Iowa City to visit my grandparents and other Newman family members. We left at night and stopped in Indianapolis, Indiana. The next morning we got up early and spent the morning at the Children’s Museum. Years ago my grandparents introduced me to Chihuly and his large glass sculptures. I have looked for opportunities to see his work ever since. I knew the Indianapolis Children's Museum had a Chihuly exhibit so not only would the girls enjoy themselves but so would Craig and I. The girls had a wonderful time. I was not disappointed. They especially enjoyed the Chihuly hands on exhibit where the girls could create their own class sculptures. We left at lunch time with the promise to come back again. It was then on to Iowa City. We had a great time visiting with my grandparents, cousin Katie and her son Sam, my cousin Chris’ girlfriend Emilie (Chris was unable to attend due to a previous engagement but Emilie very generously came in for the weekend), my Aunt Jean and her husband Gary.