4th of July weekend adventure!

Gabe had a neat Indiana adventure! First was Holiday World and Splashin Safari- no pics from there, but you can imagine Gabe had a good time :). Next, a special visit with the REAL Santa who was on vacation from the North Pole in Santa Claus Indiana. Next up was Santa's Cand Castle where Gabe got to eat a frozen hot chocolate and also pointed to the Red Rider gun above the fireplace and said "THAT is what I want for Christmas!!" It made the entire drive to Indiana worth it, just to be able to say "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!". We made it to our hotel room in Jasper, IN and crashed- Gabe was a total bed hog! After a nice breakfast and walk in the park, we made our way to "Fuzzies" for a round of miniature golf, arcade games and go kart racing! As the storm clouds gathered, we visited the old town Mill for a little educational injection- Gabe got to press the button that turns the wheel on! Lunch was at a very nice Chinese style restaurant where Gabe entertained no less than 5 waitresses as they gathered around our table to hear him tell of the great storm of May '09 and how he survived. It was off to Marengo Cave next! Gabe was just bursting with questions, he kept interrupting the guide to ask them. Good thing she was really nice and appreciated his enthusiasm! After mining for some gemstones, we decided to hit the open road. On the long drive home, we saw what could be mistaken as Hogwarts, but was really an Arch Abbey on top of a hill. And we didn't even take pictures of the lake and fireworks on Monday... Phew!