Weekend in Indiana

We spent the weekend in Monticello, IN at Lake Freeman visiting the Klemmes at their lake house. Lauren used to work as an actuary in Chicago with Matt. She has since moved to Indiana and is a teacher. Lauren and Lee have two kids, Taryn who is 15 and Cole who is 11 (just a couple of weeks younger than the girls).

We headed out after Avery's boot camp ended on Friday. It's a little less than three hours drive. 

We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was sunny, warm and breezy, but not too hot/humid.

We went out on the boat Friday night. We stopped off at the White Oaks campground across the river where Lauren and Lee's friends were staying in their RV. There was a bar with live music, so we hung out there with them for a while.

One great thing about the country is how quiet it is. We noticed that immediately. Just even sitting outside, there's just no noise. I guess you don't realize how loud it is where you live until it's gone. With that said, the girls slept really well! Even our early riser Avery slept in!

On Saturday, Morgan got a little fishing time in the morning. She didn't catch anything, but got some bites on her line.

Avery was a big fan of the zero gravity chairs by the fire pit.

After lunch, we went out on the boat.

We stopped off at Lee's brother's house to pick up the tube. Morgan was beyond excited to go tubing!

She had the biggest smile on her face and laughed the whole time she was riding on the tube! I couldn't tell if she was crying or laughing - ha!

 

Then, Avery wanted to do it. I was surprised, but she jumped out there and hopped on the tube. She loved it, too!

 

The boys (Cooper and Cole) took a turn, then Avery and Morgan went together.

 

Morgan was getting fancy and tried to stand up. Then, Avery gave us the signal that she was done.

We dropped the tube back off and headed over to pick up Taryn (who had been at volleyball practice all day).

Here's a picture of Lauren and Matt.

While picking Taryn up, the kids (and Matt) took turns jumping off the deck of their neighbor's dock.

 

After we got Taryn, we went to the sandbar to hang out. It was a little too windy for volleyball, but we gave it a shot.

Courtney (Lauren's friend) and I took the kids to the swimming pool at the campground to swim for a bit while everyone else went back to the house to get dinner started. The pool time was ended a little early because some little boy threw up in the pool. We hung out by the RV for a bit and waited for them to pick us up. While waiting, they learned the water at Lauren's house wasn't working. They tried to get it fixed, but could only temporarily get it working.

We went back to Lauren's and grilled out for dinner. We hung out by the firepit and played Euchre. I was on a team with Courtney, Matt was with Lauren and Lee was with Travis (Courtney's husband). Courtney and I were the big champs of the night! We were undefeated! :)

On Sunday morning, we packed up the car and stopped off at the USA diner for brunch before getting on the road. We went to that same place last time we were in town (it has a big stuffed lion in the front).

Here's a picture of the kiddos... they are all getting so big!

More vacation fun

We spent a weekend in Indiana at Lake Freeman with the Klemme's. Lauren and Lee have a lake house and a boat there. Lauren's Dad also has a house right next to theirs, so we stayed in that. The weather could not have been any better! It was great to catch up with Lauren and the kids got along great! I'm not so sure her cat will want us back any time soon, as I think Morgan spent too much time playing with him (or in other words "terrorizing" it!) We need to get that girl a pet so she won't go crazy every time we go somewhere there are animals.

Getting used to the lake water

Swimming while they wait for the boat

Always looking for bugs... ugh!

Hugs for Daddy

The kids played on this lily pad all day!

They mostly played "chicken"

Taryn vs. Avery and Cole

Taryn's friend hung out with the girls

The kids playing "chicken" on the lily pad. Taryn and her friend (the 10 year olds) vs. Cole, Avery and Morgan (the 6 year olds).

Enjoying some snacks on the boat

Avery snacking in the sun!

This girl knows how to relax!

Lake hair... don't care!

Lauren and Matt at the sandbar

Morgan loved the lake!

Morgan and Daddy

Avery and Daddy

Matt with Taryn

Selfie time

Morgan's favorite spot in the front of the boat - she loved going fast!

When we got back to the house, Lee grilled out. After finding out the girls didn't know how to ride bikes without training wheels, Taryn was determined to teach them. Of course, Morgan was more interested in the cat and the bugs than riding a bike, so that was a lost cause. But, Avery was a willing student. And in no time at all, Taryn had taught Avery to ride a bike. I'm not even sure how, because I wasn't really watching. I just noticed all of a sudden that Avery was riding the bike by herself across the yard! Avery was really excited!



The next day, we grabbed breakfast at a nearby place before heading back home. Avery had such a blast hanging out with Taryn. She was so sad we had to come home!

And in something I will file under "Strange things you see in Indiana", this restaurant had an actual stuffed lion in the front! So, of course, we had to get a picture next to it.