Indianapolis

We had an appointment in Indianapolis on Sunday morning and the kids were off school today, so we decided to spend the night in Indiana and have some fun.

The weather on Sunday was cold, rainy and windy, so our plans to explore downtown on foot were largely foiled.  We made one single stop at the new Peyton Manning statue in front of the Colts stadium and then retreated to our hotel room for some rest.  The front desk staff had upgraded us to a corner king room on the 16th floor that overlooked the Indiana State House and the Repertory Theater.  Later in the day we ventured out one more time to meet friends for dinner.

Before bed, we had a swim.  Rex doesn't look it in this photo, but he was so happy in the water.

After a good night's rest, we had breakfast at a little coffee shop.  Emilia had oatmeal which she always calls curds and, consequently, she asked us to recite Little Miss Muffet several times.

On our way to the Rhythm Discovery Center, we saw a homeless woman in the street asking for money.  I think this was Ella's first experience with such a situation and in typical Ella fashion, she asked me about it right away.  She'd had $1.25 in her coat pocket all weekend and ended up dropping it all into the woman's bucket.

The Rhythm Discovery Center is a neat place to explore all things percussion. It was described online as a perfect destination for people who like to hit things.  Since this fits the bill with our kids, we ventured there and were not disappointed.  The whole exhibit is super hands on and we had a great time trying out a large number of percussion instruments.

Ella in front of the Pacific Island Slit Drum

Drumming with my boy

After lots of banging and clanking and learning about how drums work and seeing instruments new and old, we decided it was time to go home.  Thanks, Indianapolis, for a great little getaway.