From the beginning of trip planning Chris had worked in a stop at the General George Patton Museum by Ft Knox. He loves war books specifically whichever one Patton was in- I think WWII? I'm too lazy to walk across the house and verify my facts. You can tell I got a lot out of the trip. I'm just kidding - it really was interesting
I love this
These are from the hotel room in Chicago- I can still remember as a kid jumping back and forth on hotel beds as fast as we could while mom and dad were out hauling luggage in. Since they do it anyway I thought I'd at least get some pics of it. Glad I did- they are so cute!
This one is my favorite- its the one thing I want to do more of, basically spying on them having fun - showing their true smiles and happiness
We also saw signs for Abe Lincoln's birthplace along the way from Nashville to Michigan. Please don't ask me where- almost positive it was Kentucky, it all runs together at this point. We figured since we had nowhere to be except a hotel a little lolly gagging was OK. Little did we know we had the worst drive ever through OH ahead of us.
The thing I don't understand about this is that its not the actual cabin- its a replica of the actual cabin- that they put in a building. They think this is what his would have looked like. I think I need to pay more attention on our historical visits.
This is the building it was in
Elliott thought this spring where "Abe probably took his first drink of water" was pretty neat.
Wiped out
Chicago is one of my very favorite places- we almost skipped it because Chris was ready to stop living like a gypsy. I wasn't, and it was only one more day. It was raining when we left my cousins house in Kalamazoo - but I didn't have my game face on for driving all the way back to TX so we agreed to hit Chicago anyway. So glad we did! It was the perfect way to end our trip, with just a fun day of the 5 of us before we made the long journey back to TX. We even lucked out with great weather since it had been super hot before and after this day- the rain cooled it off just for us.
We went on a boat tour of Lake MI. Mostly so we could listen to Patton whine and be angry. Haha- it would have been cool if we could have heard any of the history that was being talked about. Maybe next time.
E wanted a pic to send to her friend Owen
Chris and P went back to the hotel so P could have a much needed nap and the girls and I hung out on Navy Pier
The Ferris Wheel wasn't quite as thrilling as they hoped
Elliott LOVED this one- I think she did it 3 times. Berk wasn't tall enough so we sat that ride out.
You can see our little reflections in the ball
I can't wait to go back!
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