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We had a delicious lunch at the Cake Bake Shop in Indianapolis. This place is famous for their cakes and we would agree they are amazing.

Family of four smiling together outside the Cake Bake Shop sign decorated with a gold and green holiday wreath arrangement.Row of decorated cakes under glass domes on a bakery counter, including a pink rosette cake in the foreground

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The Fireworks of Glass Tower in the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is amazing. And underneath it the ceiling is clear and layered with amazing glass pieces.

Fireworks of Glass Tower, a towering colorful swirl of blown glass loops in red, yellow and blue, rising through a multi-story atrium.Chihuly glass ceiling installation with swirling amber yellow and red blown glass forms and colorful sculptural accentsChihuly glass ceiling installation with overlapping blown-glass forms in red, blue, green, orange, and yellow lit from belowChihuly-style blown glass ceiling installation with swirling amber, red, and cobalt forms at the Childrens Museum of Indianapolis

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We visited the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis today and I was blown away by the sports activities they had outdoors. Tons of opportunities for kids(and parents) to engage in sports stuff.

Outdoor basketball courts in Indiana Pacers colors with several kids and adults shooting hoops near the Childrens Museum of IndianapolisChildren running through blue training cones on a blue and green NFL-branded turf field with yellow goalposts in the backgroundFamily of four posing with mini golf putters on a sunny day at an outdoor mini golf courseMan in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts crouching as goalie in front of a red street hockey net on an outdoor rink

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Delightful flat white this morning at Coat Check Coffee in Indianapolis.

Flat white latte with heart latte art in a white ceramic cup and saucer, with a partially eaten croissant on a metal tray behind it
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 5: Hermitage Farm

Weather: Perfect.

  • Check out of the Holy Goat.
  • Breakfast at Con Huevos.
  • Walk around neighborhood.
  • Heine Brothers Coffee
  • Ali Center
  • Ice Cream
  • Tour of Hermitage Farm.
  • Shop at farm store.
  • Dinner at barn8 at Hermitage Farm.
  • 7:25p Entered Indiana.
  • 9:00p Arrive at Airbnb in Indianapolis.

Part of MEA 2021 collection.

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Last stop in Kentucky we grabbed this family selfie with a gorgeous sunset at Hermitage Farm. Off to Indianapolis!

Family of four smiling together in a selfie at a farm, with a vivid golden sunset over green fields behind them.
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MEA 2021 Road Trip Day 4: Explore NuLu and The Holy Goat

Weather: Incredible. Just perfect. Couldn’t dial it in any better with a knob.

Part of MEA 2021 collection.

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I did a tour and tasting at Rabbit Hole distillery today. It was a great tour and you got to see the whole process up close. Amazing operation. I’m bringing home a bottle of the Dareringer.

Rabbit Hole distillery exterior sign — backlit dark lettering on a large circular brass panel mounted on a dark slatted wall.Stainless steel fermentation tanks numbered 7.08 and 7.09 inside Rabbit Hole Distillery with copper pipes and metal catwalks above.Tall copper column still with porthole windows and stainless steel pipes at Rabbit Hole DistilleryLarge open-top fermentation tank filled with bubbling grain mash inside a glass-walled distilleryFive Rabbit Hole branded whiskey tasting glasses with small pours arranged on colorful tasting cards on a dark table.

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Visited Churchill Downs yesterday. Hanging out in Kentucky. Seems appropriate to watch Secretariat.

Disney movie poster for Secretariat showing a woman in a tan coat gently touching a large brown horse at a racetrack at dusk
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Our family is hosting our first Things 4 Good Fall Fundraiser! We’ll be raising money for four good causes by selling Things 4 Good Candles, Jiggy Thing Puzzles, and some additional surprises! Great for presents or home!