Last weekend we enjoyed our second annual family weekend getaway. This year, we traveled to Santa Claus, IN. Santa Claus is a tiny town in Indiana that has Christmas-themed everything (roads, stores, museums, etc.) We stayed in a large country house that I found on "Vacation Rentals By Owner". The house had lots of bedrooms, full kitchen and lots of outdoor space to enjoy. In addition to enjoying a nearby state park, each others company, and three birthdays, there was the nearby Holiday World. Holiday World is a combination amusement park/water park. I have to say, it was a GREAT park. The kids loved it and so did John and I. There was plenty to do for Austin and Ellie was tall enough to ride every ride! Actually, Ellie was tall enough to ride the most intense wooden roller coaster on the face of the earth. I, however, did not know the reputation of this roller coaster before I eagerly suggested that I ride the coaster with Ellie. (did I mention that this was the first ride of the day?) All I can say is that I was pretty sure that the coaster was out of control and that we were surely not going to survive. I did my best to hold Ellie's little head still through the ride and we did thankfully survive. I can now officially state for all to hear, "I am old". I have now come to realize that some people like this kind of terror. They actually love it and want to ride these types of rides over and over. Well, not me and Ellie. We were done with that and agreed that it was the worst ride ever! Luckily, Ellie got back on the saddle and rode a similar roller coaster later in the day and enjoyed it very much. The first one was just WAY TOO MUCH for us girls :-) Hope you enjoy the pictures of our weekend!
