Back home again in Dela-nowhere

We returned from our trip to Indiana last Monday, way too long ago for me to be forgiven that I have not blogged about it. It was very nice, especially since both the fellers are of the age that they could care less whether they are supervised by Mommy and Daddy or Grandma and Grandpa. There are no words that could adequately convey my joy at that last statement.

Our trip accomplishments included:
* George the Green Car turning 70,000 miles old. What a coot he's becoming, with his Check Engine light
* Spending as much time as humanly possible outside in the remarkably pleasant Indiana sunshine
* Celebrating Uncle Chrissy's 26th birthday
* Visiting our friends Matt and Susan and their fresh new baby Annabelle
* Going as a nuclear O'Neal family to the Children's Museum
* Finally taking the babies to the Indianapolis Zoo with Meemaw, where I got to pet a shark
* Learning about the sumptuous rich-people kid parks in Carmel, Indiana
* Picking Meemaw's homegrown blackberries on a daily basis
* Learning how to play toilet tag with my nieces and nephews at Mamaw and Dadaw's house
* (for me) Seeing the new Harry Potter movie with Aunt Jean and friends Kendra and Brent
* Going out for a drink with my husband and Papaw
* Going out for coffee with just my husband
* Going out for our anniversary dinner (observed) with just my husband
* A side-stop in Granville, Ohio to visit Alligator Mound, built by the Hopewell tribe. Oh, and there was espresso nearby.
* Stopping, finally, at the geologically significant Sideling Hill on I-68 on the way home


We were there for a whole week. Of course it went too fast. It seems like we did a lot, but apparently we don't have the pictures to show for all of it. The pictures we do have I put into a slideshow if you care to see them.