Weekend Getaway to Starved Rock

Our Fall getaway was to Utica, IL and the Starved Rock area. There's a new hotel (well, 5 years new now) that's great for the kids - Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. They have an indoor waterpark, indoor amusement area, playground, and a train shuttle that takes guests from the main hotel to other villas on the property (we didn't know about the train...imagine our surprise when we arrived!). We also went to Starved Rock State Park for dinner and a hike that was appropriate for a 4 year old....you know, you have to save enough energy to get back. We took B's stoller as far as we could, but then Jason was a trooper and carried B on his shoulders for the rest of the hike.