Glamping 2016!

This year's GLAMPING trip was a huge success!

We made our way back to McCormick's Creek State Park for this year's glamp out!

We selected a much better site than last time and it was perfect for us!

This year we were a bit crunched for time, but you would never know it by all the details we were able to accomplish!

Emily picked up Ashley in Beech Grove around 2:30 PM on Friday and headed to the park.

Upon arrival, we plotted our our site and got to work putting up our tent.

One we had set up Glamp, we were ready to enjoy some dinner and wine!

Emily made smoked pork sandwiches, complete with a pretzel bun, havarti cheese and homemade pumpkin spread!

Ashley added a fresh caprese salad and some Parmesan crackers!

It was fall perfection with our themed wine!

This year's glamp set-up featured pennant banners, comfy pillows and blankets, as well as specialty lighting!

With the fire in full roar, we decorated with fresh sunflowers, lanterns and of course, PUMPKINS!

After a night of Pumpkin FudgeStripe cookie smores and plenty of twin talk, we slept the night away!

The moon was almost full and our air mattress could be described similarly!

We started the next morning with coffee, pumpkin bread and bananas after some fall themed music!

After freshening up and having our coffee, we decided to hike our favorite trail! 

 We talked endlessly about the magic of the forest and found beauty everywhere we looked.

Our 2 mile trail took us past Wolf Cave and the Twin Bridges!

We meandered along, taking our time and enjoying every step.

As we made our way through the enchanted forest, Ashley stopped to gaze in the autumn reflections.

And Emily found a mossy perch inside an ancient tree.

We worked up an appetite hiking, so we headed back to glamp for a late lunch and charcuterie!

First, we had a fall pasta salad served in mason jars.

Emily had made it using butternut squash, a mushroom medley, spinach, shredded mozzarella, and garlic Parmesan dressing!

After the pasta salad calmed our stomachs, we assembled a magnificent charcuterie display provided by Ashley!

The varied nuts, cheeses, meats and crackers were the perfect nibblers to sustain us through the evening.

We spent the night reading from Practical Magic and admiring the FULL HARVEST MOON!

In the calm quiet of the night, we may have lit some candles and gazed at stars and the full moon.

Of course the spells of fall swirled around our Witches Brew scented glampsite as we spent the night in wonderment.

Great Glamp Trip!

IMA Funky Bones!

On this gloomy October morning, Victor reached out for Aunt Ashley to join in an adventure!

He asked her to meet him at the Indianapolis Museum of Art for some spooky fun!

All bundled up and enjoying some Starbucks banana nut bread!

Mommy and Victor snuggled up for a skeleton dance!  Dem Bones!

Aunt Ashley gave Victor all the names of the bones and pointed to his bones too!

We checked out the water and the lone crane within!

Then we took one more spooky look before heading out!

We decided to make a Target run for some pumpkin and glamping supplies and our little helper didn't disappoint!

What a great twin day with a little bit of October fun!

Oktoberfest at German Park

On this beautiful fall day, we took a chance at a different Oktoberfest held in German Park!

One of the oldest traditions in Indianapolis was an amazing sight to see!

German Park reminds one of a sweep-away camp with all the heart of your youth!

There was plenty of music, beer and traditional dancing!

So we grabbed some tickets and made our way to the festooned food and drink vendors!

Of course, Victor was the life of the party!

His German blood coursing through his veins, he began to dance on the table to a rhythm that spoke to his ancestry!

We had pretzels and beer we couldn't pronounce and even ran into some people we knew!

Everywhere we looked was vendors and decorations!

The authenticity of this place could not be matched for such an event!

They had two stages, a Biergarten, and plenty of kids activities too!

The restaurant would definitely be worth another trip on its own merit!

Victor loved seeing it all: especially from Daddy's shoulders!

Great twin day!  Prost!

Our State Fair is a Great State Fair!

We were once again hitting up the Indiana State Fair!

This year, we decided to avoid the Tuesday crowds and see the fair on another weekday!

Greg was able to get us free tickets!

The only thing better than $2 Tuesday is free!

The fair was considerably less crowded as we made our way around the food vendors!

It was a gorgeous summer day!

We finally settled on The Big Cheeze!

Their marketing was on-point and really drew us in!

We tried the Mac Daddy and CFB fries!

YUM!

Next we headed over to the beer and wine pavilion!

They had a different setup this year and we were able to get a flight to try several wines.

Instead of having tables of vendors, two bars offered local beverages.

We did not find any wines that were worth drinking, so we switched to the beer area.

After a couple of drafts, we were ready to head back out into the summer night.

It was a refreshing way to experience the fair!

We walked to the end of the road where the kiddie area had many rides for the littles!

It gave us a chance to see all the food vendors and select what we would try next!

Ashley had never tried deep fried desserts, so we decided to get the sampler.

We had both deep fried oreos (amazing) and deep fried cookie dough (a little doughy)!

After all the good eats, we headed to the midway to check out the rides!

No lines and plenty of good people watching made this an easy experience!

The twinkling lights of the midway called us through to the exciting rides!

The calm night air was enchanting!

We decided to ride the ferris wheel!

This is always on our top list of things to do!

The view on this clear night was stunning!

The hustle and bustle of the fair activities were far below us as we rose higher into the tranquil night sky!

As we began to reach the apex of the wheel, the Full Sturgeon Moon peeked through wispy clouds.

It was a magical moment as the eerie moon's glow cast itself on the fairgrounds!

We felt very bewitched to get a view of this moon as if we were riding on our broomsticks over Indy!

What a wonderful feeling!

We had a great time looking over all the fair rides and booths from such a great height.

We could see for miles!

It was a beautiful night to see the full moon, have a drink, and ride the ferris wheel!

The smaller crowd made the evening much more enjoyable as we never felt rushed or pushed!

Great twin night!