Our Spontaneous Weekend Get-Away

One of Todd's goals for the summer is to visit small Indiana towns for weekend family getaways.

As this past weekend approached, all of our weekend plans were canceled or postponed, so we decided this was our perfect (and maybe only) opportunity to get out of dodge and head to the "country".

Nashville, Indiana was our destination of choice. If you are from Indiana you know exactly what I am talking about. It is a quaint, charming town with antique shopping, wine tasting, and even theatre shows. It's very popular in the fall due the spectacular foliage display, but I think it's just as fun in the summer months.

We had fun shopping.

Eating ice cream to cool off...

AND chocolate covered marshmallows.

Visiting toy shops, Christmas Shops, and Pizzaria's.

catching a ride on dad's shoulders.

And scoping out spots we want to visit next time... Story Inn.

and Melchoir Marionette Theatre. We were walking along downtown Nashville, and I about died when I looked between two buildings and saw this small children's theatre tucked away in the alley. We missed the show by an hour and I am tempted to say I would drive back some Saturday for my kids to see this little outdoor puppet show. I think this is one of those things a child would never forget. It just looked magical and extra special.

It's was such a nice weekend- we stayed overnight in a hotel. Which is always interesting with two small children. :) But it was fun and a nice, quick getaway for our little family, and was the perfect way to spend Father's Day.