Michigan Vacation Part 2

 While Michigan was lovely, and the weather cool, we took a few days to knock some extra states off of my list. We stayed one night in Indianapolis and had too much fun at the NCAA Athletics museum. The first floor was an awesome showcase of all of the NCAA sports. There were the ones we knew like Football and Track but then there were surprises like fencing and rifle shooting! 

Then on the 2nd floor they had all of the things you could play with! I think the boys could have stayed in the quarterback simulator all day. We also ate at a huge food court called The Garage. It was a delight for a family that can never agree on where to eat. Alex had Indian, I had Greek, the Bergmans had BBQ and Daryl had a lobster tail. Oh, Daryl! LOL 

Before we left Indy we stopped by the War museum. It was a little eerie because the night before we learned about the missiles that the US ordered to hit Iran. Hopefully there is not a new exhibit at the War museum anytime soon! It was good to visit a place that Lucas and Joseph could get as excited about as much as Daryl and Alex got about the NCAA exhibits. We all learned stuff at both places! 

Our last stop before we headed back to Kansas was Casey, IL where we saw a lot of Big Things! World's largest to be specific! Last year I saw this town featured on CBS Sunday Morning. The town created tourism in the middle of Illinois and it was really cool! The perfect end to our road trip. What is more Americana than building a huge rocking chair or mailbox?!

There were other families lining up to try the quarterback simulator. I had to move my boys along, much to their dismay!

We did shoot hoops for a long time. It was nice after being in the van so long!

The War Museum was built after WWI, I wonder what they would have done with all of the space if that was the last war, now they might run out of space.....:-(

When you want to mail your entire family some place!

Or need a birdcage for 7!

When those mice get a little too big.....

The map is looking great!

Bonus of Air BNBs over hotels. Cats! There were six at this particular one and they all loved scritches. I called this guy Baby Mitts because he kinda looks like Mittens.