Mary and Sally take Indiana: la deuxième partie

Fun at a local Splash Park

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The 2 gorgeous ladies that my children resemble most

Happy Father's Day at Bravo in Indy

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Fun with cousin Lily! 

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Downtown Nobelsville had a strawberry festival - with 

some free face painting!! 

The negotiator:
"Free means free lady ~ so don't stop at my face" :) 

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Now... only in the Midwest would your promise your kid an ice-cream 

after dinner, only to get stuck in your car during yet another "severe thunderstorm"... which

then leads you to no other choice than to hit the McDonald's drive-thru ( I know, I know) and 

because you are in a rental car, give your almost 3 year old a sundae in the back seat and some how

still seem surprised that it is very sticky back there:

It was all worth it to get this nice little smile! 

Mary and Sally take Indiana - part I - Friends, Food and Festivities

The 2 Little Thomases discovered how beautiful and 

quaint the town of Zionsville, IN is.  The Kivett Family 

was in Indy for the weekend so we met up a couple times and here we are enjoying Serenity cafe. 

We joked that this is what dining in Heaven will be like someday.  

The experience was that fun! 

This was the "kid's meal". 

 All meals for adults and kids alike 

were served with Serenity's signature scone.  

The empty space to the left of the fruit cup is where the free toy that comes

with every meal was sitting....

.... and Mary was quick to entertain us all with it. 

Kaden got one too! 

I am not sure where to begin with our strange coffee house

experience at this place, but none the less here is a cute family photo:

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Party time at the Kivett Family home in Carmel, IN

High school and Purdue friends

Just like the good old days of college parties, there

is always some blond girl crying for attention.... poor little kitty!

Here is Jill Landers giving to the whole story on how 

Sam Landers is going to marry Mary Thomas someday.

He wrote her a note that says, "I LOVE YOU.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?"

Of course I kept this note! 

We love our little Sally and her "nigh-nigh" blankie 

Everyone went outside on the deck to enjoy the rapidly

chilling weather and watch the storm roll in. I believe it 

went from 90 something to 60 something in minutes.  

Awesome!  

At this point in our trip this is probably the gazillion'th 

"severe thunderstorm" that I have seen and been warned of thanks

to some alarms sounding and the local weather forecaster.  

Note to self: Midwest weather is no bueno for Julie Thomas 

And now presenting - the Tooth Fairy!!! Drum roll please!!

Mary lost her first tooth in the middle of our Pizza dinner in 

Downtown Indianapolis - HOORAY!! 

Yes, there is another tooth already behind it, and since this happened

in early June she has already cut 4 molars and has another lose tooth on the bottom. 

Here she is showing her little baby tooth to the camera.

Come to think of it - this was probably her very first tooth that she

cut at about 16 weeks of age.

Everyone around our table was excited and this Mother with a

grown daughter next to us nearly cried! Sally was just 

being her silly self for the camera.