Ohio Trip
My Uncle (my Dad’s brother) passed away in August & I was able to go to OH with my parents & Lizzy & Keira. We picked up one of my brothers & my sister at the airport on the way. It was a blessing to …
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Park Playdate With Old Friends
We have been trying all summer to get together with a few families from our old co-op that we were a part of 3 years ago. (We have known the families much longer). We finally made it happen & went to Baumann Park in Cherry …
Starved Rock 2021 Part 1
(You can read Part 2 here) We have a favorite “Aunt” (Grant’s Dad’s cousin) who lives about an hour away. She had suggested that we could meet at Starved Rock State Park sometime & I am always looking for fun day trips we can take. …
July/August 2021 Family Funnies
I was trying to get Ellie to bed & she was having a fussy evening. Finally in desperation I offered to leave the door cracked for her. I left it a 1/4 of the way cracked. She says, “No! A bigger open!” Ellenor was wrapped …
IL State Fair 2021 Part 1
Xanna, Lizzy & Logan all earned spots at the State Fair with their 4H projects. It was a great experience & the kids got some valuable feedback. We went down to Springfield the day before (to avoid leaving at 4am), got to eat out (a …
Celebrating McKaylee 2021
We were thankful that McKaylee was able to spend the long weekend with us, when we went to Springfield for the State Fair & our trip to Starved Rock. We took Sunday, in between both trips, to celebrate her birthday a bit early. Grandma came …
Lincoln Depot Museum Springfield IL 2021
We went down to Springfield last weekend for the State Fair, but went down a day early to make Saturday a but easier. We had a bit of trouble getting there, but finallyade it to the museum we had picked to go to. I chuckled …
Park Outing
A decade ago, when we had a house full of littles & lived near several parks, we used to go to the park regularly. We also lived in town & had a very small yard. When Grant & I were gone for a few days …