Lincoln's Tomb

One leg of the trip Jason was looking forward to was Lincoln's tomb. He has thoroughly enjoyed reading about Lincoln and hey, it's on our way to Rockford!


Touching his nose gives one good luck...can you tell it's been touched quite a few times?? Yes...cringing at the germs, but we did partake...








My shy kiddo



The girls trying their best to behave...my favorite memory is Maddie whispering, super, super quiet, right?







Jason was not eager to leave and clearly could have spent an entire week in Springfield, IL!!! I'd join as long as we could stay at the farm!

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Leg #3-- Chapin, IL

Our next stop-- one of my favorite places on earth, Chapin, IL. We rolled in at 5:15 am on Wednesday morning. Man it was early, Jason was tired, and the girls had just woke up. The last leg of the trip was done out of memory, the GPS was not a very accurate. Driving through town brought back great memories of Berguew, early morning sunrises, and riding horses all day...Finally I get to share this place with my family!






It was a great early morning view! Luckily the Moodys are up early!!!


Any trip to the farm needs a ride on the gator around the property. This is a great shot of the new house... Not the house I slept in when I was younger...





Mrs. Moody and I took the girls and the dogs by the end of it all.


We even got a look at all the tractors! Nick, Shane, and Drew would love this place!


An early morning trip out to the animals.





Even Guinea chicks to make the trip complete!






A great dinner out at the Boatel-- what a cool location and great catfish!


Riley getting the feel of riding Sophie....


Maddie on Ernie!!


Careful- watch out! Toddler driving!



Even Jackson had a buddy-- those glowing eyes are Gandolf, an adorable keshound watching over nap time.





The view outside Mrs. Moody's kitchen window... Horses and hummingbirds.


I love this picture-- while giving hugs and saying goodnight, Maddie decided to snuggle in with Mr. Moody...


Movie night at the Moodys!



As we were leaving Jason wanted me to try and capture the 'flatness' of Illinois...rows of corn and soybeans!


Lastly, a great picture of the whole crew.. Thank you Mr. And Mrs. Moody for a great visit! I cannot wait to return someday soon!







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Leg #2 of our trip...15 hours in the car...

We left Langehorn PA heading west with a goal of Greenville, IN. A 10 hour trip with a stop in Pittsburgh, PA to grab a bite to eat at Primanti Brothers (a local sandwich shop well known) and a stroll along 3 rivers park.












At the end of the trip, Jason said, why not drive another 12 hours straight to Chapin-- a day earlier and more time on the farm? I'm in!!

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Day 1 of our two week road trip

I always wondered if we were ready for this, but here we go, a 2 week road trip with a 4, 2, and 3 month old!! Car is packed, it's 8:30, lets roll!





who wouldn't want to spend 2 weeks with this adorable face??? Someone did not like the headphones for the movies; I guess she will have to watch silent movies for the trip.





Riley enjoying one of the many activities I tried to plan for them, reading, water painting, puzzles, computer, etc.


Stop 1- Sesame Street. We were lucky enough to stay in a hotel that had tattoo artists there in the morning for Sesame Street tatoos. Maddie got Elmo and Riley got Abbey Cadaby.



Welcome to Sesame Street!!








Jason was a trooper running around with the kids as I was on Jackson duty. I think I had the easier job.









Can you see both sets of hands in the air? Yup, that is Jason and Riley!





Maddie wasn't too keen on Cookie Monster at the beginning-- but by the end she was in love!





Riley has gotten big enough to ride some of the rides on her own-- it is cute, scary, and awesome all at the same time.







By the end of the day we had some pretty tired out kiddos-- they barely made it to the afternoon parade.


















Two kiddos exhausted after a great day!!





I know they are out of order, but these two pictures have a story behind them. The girls were exhausted- Jason had to bribe them with a lollipop to get a smile!

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