Family Fun on the Fourth

Is it possible to over-alliterate?

Anyway, we took advantage of the holiday to meet up with my parents at the newest state park in Indiana: Prophetstown State Park, just north of Lafayette. 

We started at "The Farm": a 1920's working farm.

Inside the house we could experience life in the 20's: a typewriter...

 beating the dust out of a rug... 

(I told Cora she could do chores and she thought it was a great idea! So we hauled the rug outside, hung it on the line and beat it till it was clean, then hauled it back inside. Don't worry: there are signs in the house inviting visitors to do this. It was gratifying work, but I'll take a vacuum cleaner. Thank you very much!) 

driving a tractor...

 and caring for farm animals.

Very fun. Very hands-on. I'm not sure I would have been a good farm-girl, or farmer's wife however! 

After a picnic lunch we tried out the new water park that opened this week in the state park. 

No pictures there: water and cameras do not mix. 

In my humble opinion they have a few kinks to work out to make things a little safer and user-friendly (there is only one place to enter and exit the lazy river and it's not wide enough for people to go both ways at the same time, causing congestion and confusion which, mixed with large tubes, moving water and children, is a bit frightening) but overall it is a great place to cool off. 

We ended the day a little further north at the Whistle Stop Restaurant and Monon Connection Museum. 

Big train stuff outside. Little train stuff inside. Good american food. Again, fun for all.

Addie has finally warmed up to Grandpa!

 

Following the historical theme for the day, we took a jaunt over the Fort Ouiatenon. (Can you pronounce that?) But it was buggy, closed and we were ready to go home. We'll save it for another day.

We finished the day with fireworks with some friends and a very, very late bedtime!