Indiana Beach

Our library did a special deal this summer, as they do most summers, which allows anyone to get into Indiana Beach for free if they read a certain amount of books. My family LOVES to read, so it was not a chore at all!! Armed with our free passes, Mom, Mary, Isaac and I headed to Monticello for a day of fun.

 

 

The only part of Indiana Beach that Isaac does not enjoy is the noise! Every time the roller coaster went roaring past he would quickly cover his ears.

 

Waiting for the Scrambler to start spinning

 

Mary HATES all the rides that spin or are fast, which rules out almost all of the rides! She went on the River Queen boat tour, the bumper cars, the ferris wheel, and also did Adventure Point with us. Otherwise it was just Isaac and I that did all the thrilling rides!

 

 

All three of us loved Adventure Point! First they buckled us into harnesses and then you followed a path, either the lower one or the one that was pretty far off the ground.  Mary did the lower one and Isaac and I did the higher one. Sometimes we were walking on beams, sometimes ropes, and sometimes on little stepping stones. I was impressed with how well Isaac did! It was really an impressive feat for him, considering how little balance he has! Mom decided to just watch and take pictures. :)

 

The music express was Isaacs favorite...until I squished him because of centrifugal force. :/ Oops! 

 

 

Mom, Isaac and I rode the swings together.

 

Isaac also really enjoyed the ride that takes you from one side of the park to the other. This was our overhead view of the taco shop.

Mary and Mom passed some of their time doing the arcade games and the game booths. She won a basketball from a 3 point basketball shooting game and also two stuffed dogs from a balloon toss.

 

 

It was such a blessing to have a day of fun with my family. It was a good end to our summer as well! Now Isaac is back in school, I start college on Monday, and Mary will start school after Labor day. Real life begins again :(

 

Have a blessed day!! Hopefully I can post again in the next few days!

 



All Fired Up!

The other week when my cousin Carrie was here from Oregon we went to All Fired Up one afternoon for some pottery fun. All Fired Up is located in West Lafayette and it is a pottery place where you get to choose a piece to paint any way you like. Mom, Mary and I have been there several times and we LOVE it. My Lehman cousins Kim, Danny and Edie joined us for an afternoon full of fun and creative concentration!

 

 

From right to left: Kim, Mary, Danny, Carrie, Edie, and Me

 

Edie with her bag of free (really buttery) popcorn...another reason to go!!

 

 

So many choices! After much deliberation we all picked out a piece to paint and then chose our colors.

 

 

 

There are TONS of colors and there are a couple different types of paint as well. Mary loves to use the speckled one.

 

 

Danny starting on his baseball bank

 

 

Carrie did two small dishes; one plate and a small bowl. Mary did an ice cream dish that had wavy edges.

 

Edie chose a butterfly mug, which she did an amazing job with! She did it completely on her own and came up with a cool design.

 

Kim chose a large cereal bowl for her project and did a really pretty purple on the inside and a gray on the outside.

 

I did a little gray box and then did a curly design all over. It took forever!!!

 

 

Our (almost) finished projects! We had to leave them there for a week so they could be glazed and fired, or whatever they do with them. :)

 

Here are a few of them after being fired and glazed!! They all turned out great and I am already enjoying using my box. Mary has used her ice cream bowl a few times already and it really adds fun color to our cupboard.

 

I hope I just inspired you to go to All Fired Up! It is such a blast, especially when experienced with friends or family. If you go, be prepared to spend a lot of time there. It is so hard to decide what to do, what design to use, what colors....oh my. The finished product is so fun to have, but my favorite part was definitely spending time with my cousins and having a great afternoon filled with creativity.

 

So grab a friend and get those creative ideas ready

        

              ...it's pottery time!!