Big Jet and Harmonica Video

Maddy has been on her first big jet and big vacation and we could not have asked for a better little girl. She didn't make a peep on either flight (even with a 5 hour wait in the airport on the way home...tornadoes) and was amazingly well behaved each day. We spent the first couple of days in Indianapolis, where Aunt Heidi lives. We saw her adorable apartment, the upscale coffee shop she runs and spent time with her better half, Allen. Heidi took Maddy to a local park with a water area and that was very fun for all of us. On Friday we met Dave and his niece Kennedy at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. That place is amazing and Maddy found exciting things to do on every floor. Clint and I wish we could bring it to Tampa...along with Aunt Heidi too of course:) On Saturday we headed to Bremen and although Aunt Heidi was worried about what she was going to do in the backseat with Maddy (if she started crying), we made the almost 3 hour trip without incident. We got to Bremen and went straight to Grandpa Don's house. Madison gave him a quick hello and was off to see the dog and play on the hill...a foreign site to a native Floridian! We went and had lunch with Jane, Don and great grandpa Lou before heading to the hotel for a nap. After attempting to nap, unsuccessfully, we went to Aunt Betty and Uncle Rich's new house for dinner. This experience for Maddy was equivalent to that of a story book coming alive. They live on a lot of land and have more than a dozen horses, a couple of cute dogs, a pond with fish to feed and across the street where great grandpa Lou lives, there were cows and cats to see too. She was in heaven!!! She had lots of room to play hide and seek inside and a couple of fun toys given to her by Nikki and Betty. It is nice that she and her great grandpa got to spend some time together.
Father's Day was our last day in Bremen and Clint, Heidi, Don, Maddy and I went to breakfast and it was nice....once I got past the fact that smoking is still allowed in restaurants up there! She went back to grandpa Don's house and played for a while more before heading back to Indianapolis! Outside of the delay on our way home, the trip was amazing. It was so great to see everyone and have them meet or see Maddy again. We look forward to doing it again:) Enjoy the pictures and make sure you watch the video of Maddy playing the harmonica. It is what she got Clint for Father's Day....I am not sure who is better:)