College Tours

We had some time this morning before Brian's conference started so we went out to find a Starbucks since we couldn't find it on the drive to Indy.

Coffee in hand, we went to TJ Maxx and Homegoods to look around. When we were leaving the store we made arrangements to meet up with Chad for lunch.

Piada Street Food was our lunch destination and it was delish!  So yummy and Will was cooing and smiling the whole time!  After lunch we dropped Brian back at the hotel to go to his conference and Will and I headed over to Chad's house.

From Chad's we continued Will's Indiana college your by taking him to Butler University. First stop was the bookstore where Will was a big hit with the employees!  Then we headed to the Bulldog statue to take some pictures and the a walk through the Gardens. Pushing a baby up a hill is not an easy task, but Uncle Chad took over mid-hill!  We tried to get into Hinkle Fieldhouse but all the doors were locked. We did visit the memorial to Blue and Blue II. While we were walking, we saw Chad's fraternity brother, Michael, who cares for Blue III (Trip). While we didn't see Trip, he was in the car, so technically we were near all of the mascots while on campus!

From campus we headed over to Graeter's for ice cream!  It was yummy!  Will wanted a taste, so we'll definitely gave to take him back after his first birthday!  We met up with Emily for dinner at North End BBQ. Will rolled with the punches again today and was such a good boy!

Bulldog Statue

Bulldog Statue with Uncle Chad

Butler Blue memorial

Just hanging out

On to Indy

The best laid plans are bound to be changed, at least that seems to be the way it goes for me. The original plan was to get up, head to the Saint Mary's bookstore by 9 when it opened and the on to Indianapolis.

By 9 am we were just heading to breakfast at the hotel, oops!  We had breakfast and then we're off to SMC.  We spent quite a bit of time walking around campus and sharing my favorite sites with Will and Brian. 

We finally hit the road to Indy around noon.  This was my first time on the 31 bypass from South Bend to Indy - so much better than the boring 3 hour trek on 65!  We took a slight detour around Kokomo in search of a Starbucks (which the sign claimed was 2 miles from the bypass), but got back on the bypass after we were unable to find Starbucks :(. 

Our great traveller slept the whole way from South Bend to Indy and was ready to go by the time we got there. Our origins thought was to visit the Indianapolis Zoo, but getting to Indy around 2:30 and the zoo closing at 5, we decided to skip the zoo. We hung out at the hotel for a bit and then headed out to meet Emily for dinner at Giadornio's. 

After dinner Brian and Will swam for a little bit. When we first got to the pool it was quiet but as more kids came into the pool we decided it was time for bed.

Catching a quick nap before breakfast

Breakfast!

Saint Mary's with Mom and Dad