Day 4 already. The days go nice and slowly, but how did we get to day 4 already. I am no where near ready to leave this place yet. Today we did touristy things. We started with a trip to Starved Rock State Park. In Illinois, admission to all state parks is free, I suppose all the tolls make up for that price. Anyway that was nice for us.
Courtney, Paul, and Soli opted for another hike. My mom, John, Tiz, and I decided on a boat ride on the Illinois River. Here we are waiting patiently for our boat to arrive at the dock. It was running a bit late due to a surprise inspection by the coast guard. Luckily for us, it passed!
And here is our newly inspected Belle of the Rock.
We settled in to our seats for the trip.
We saw the big bridge that we cross to get to our resort.
We saw a closer view of the locks.
We got a nice view of Starved Rock.
When we got back home we got ready for a first vacation with Soli party complete with a dozen cupcakes that we purchased at Two Girls and a Cupcake in Utica. We chose twelve different flavors and they were all just as pretty as the ones on Cupcake Wars.
Tizita was in charge of setting the table which she did while seated on the table. After all, it was a big log table.
This is just one of the yummy cupcakes and yes, they did taste as good as they looked.
Tiz wanted a ride in Ergo, so as a good grandma, I complied. We had a lot of laughs with this.
Jaccuzzi time came next. It took me a while to figure out how to turn the jets on, but we finally did it and created mountains of bubbles.
Little girl lost in bubbles.
Being silly.
After our spaghetti dinner, we went to the Indoor Amusement Park. Tizita met a new friend, Ella and they enjoyed some dancing together.
Soli rode her first little merry go round,
and of course, there was more skee ball for Courtney and me.
Paul and Tizita hit the high ropes course. Tiz finished it, but she declared, she was never doing that again. It is pretty scary to be up so high above all of our heads.
The night ended with Deal or no Deal for Soli and I.
Another great vacation day for all of us.
Tomorrow is our last full day.
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