Fun and Fair Festival

We decided to go to the fair festival of Munster, Indiana because our son loves the rides. The odd thing is, he'll be resistant at first, will cry and be scared but when the ride starts, it's so much fun for him.

Camping Trip at Fullersresort, Michigan

Last weekend we have our camping trip with 4 other families, hubby was not able to join us so it was only me and my son. We got there Friday afternoon and started to soak in the water because of the hot weather. It's my first time to go to a camping trip, stayed in a cabin and be around the woods which kinda scary especially at night. My son had so much fun and the place is nice and we just missed installing tents outside because of the rain. Here's the photo of the Fullersresort captured from their website.

Here are some of our photos:

Centennial Park

I love Sanfo

My mother's day gift vacation from hubby last year.

A Day in Napa Valley, California

It's been a year since my vacation in San Francisco and I can't forget Napa Valley. I don't drink but when I tasted a certain wine, I can't resist to drink more of that. Here are some of the photos of the areas we visited.

Lakeshore Drive, Chicago

We decided to go to Lincoln Zoo and I thought of taking photos of the structures, tourist spots on our way.

Willis Tower formely Sears Tower

Closer look of the Willis Tower and nearby buildings

Shedd Aquarium

Lakeshore Drive

Navy Pier

Lakeshore beach

Lincoln Zoo

Enjoyed stay in Shipshewana, Indiana

We thought of checking out living in an Amish community for 3 days, anticipating a simple life and small town atmosphere. We chose Shipshewana, Indiana because it's the heart of northern Indiana Amish country. It is in the township of Newbury, LaGrange County, Indiana. It's best known of its flea markets. Staying in this small town and feeling the atmosphere of living simple and a strong family ties was a wake-up call / realization for me. It's not what you have that will make you happy, it's how you live your life that will give you genuine happiness. Attending their festivities, you will see that they come as family, the joy and appreciation of the moment can be seen in their eyes. They are indeed very happy without the glamorous lifestyle and sorroundings. At 6pm, most establishments are already closed and during Sunday which shows a strong family values because they want all the members of the family be at home and together. I enjoyed our stay there, it's very calm, quiet and the sorroundings unloaded some of my stress. We have such awesome bonding especially when hubby was teaching my son how to swim because the indoor pool of where we stayed became exclusive to us so we have lots of time to stay.

The place where we stayed

 Yoder's Red Barn Shoppes

 Blue Gate Restaurant

 Amish's wagons

 Shopping Center

 Stores Inside Davis Mercantile

 Mixing their Ice-cream

 Live concert

 Farmstead Inn's indoor pool