Showing posts with label Ohio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ohio. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Ikea & Louisville Sluggar Museum and Factory

After leaving Ohio we decided to head south to IKEA. You know, first things first, must organize our super tiny home. I love Ikeas motto, "A home doesn't need to be big, just smart.". I had a pretty detailed list complete with measurements, so the adventure through Ikea was enjoyable, not painful!

We purchased new bedding for the children, hooks, lights, drawers & a few other things. Here's a look into our bathroom. All items are from Ikea.



We had planned on turning west after Ikea and heading toward Indian Lakes Thousand Trails in Indiana. But, when I called to make reservations I was informed they were only open weekends until their actual opening in April 6. I was a tad bit irritated since the website says "Open All Year". So we changed directions and headed south, towards Louisville, KY.

We splurged and stayed at a KOA just outside of Louisville, it was about 4 miles from the Sluggar Museum. We did this for two reasons; #1 we'd be arriving late & they had large pull-thru sites and #2 we were making last minute plans and lacked research time. We stayed for two nights, our first day putting together our Ikea purchases.  And our second day we spent the morning at the Louisville Sluggar Museum and Factory.

I had visited the Louisville Sluggar Museum a little over 10 years ago and I knew Nick and the children would enjoy it.  The price was not too steep and there was quite a bit to explore.  We all learned lots about the history of the bat and baseball itself.  There were quite a few hands on activities and the factory tour was the best, not to mention the mini Louisville Sluggar we all came home with (that's 8 mini bats, still not sure what we're doing with all of them, lol).




Even baby Lyric got a bat :)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Five Months??!!

Have we really been back on the road for more than five months??!!

Have I really not written about any of it??!!  (Well I blogged about Lyric's birth, gold star for me)

Honestly, its been a crazy, busy, wonderful summer and fall.  I spent my time enjoying it.  But I thought it was about time that I caught all of you up on our adventures!

Here's a recap of the last five months:

We traveled through 12 States: Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Arkansas & Texas.
And drove THOUSANDS of miles!

 *Seriously...this post is long and has so many pics, .if you make it to the end then please let me know, you deserve a BIG prize.  We have lived so much life these past 5 months, sitting down in one day to recap it has inflicted an overwhelming sense of joy!  We have done so much, seen so much, loved so much & best of all we have done it all TOGETHER.  We have chosen to travel, we have chosen to have more than the average amount of children and we have chosen to live each day to its fullest AND through all this we have been BLESSED beyond measure.*

Chicagoland, IL
  • Hung out at Jellystone in Millbrook, IL
  • dropped Daddy off at work & enjoyed a bus ride to the FREE Lincoln Park Zoo




Rock Island, IL/Davenport, IA
  • Watched the Mississippi River Locks & Dam #15 in action & learned how locks & dam works
  • Visited the John Deere Museum
  • Went to a ski show of the Backwater Gamblers





Galena, IL/Dubuque, IA
  • Rode the Fenelon Place Elevator ~ world's shortest, steepest, scenic railway
  • Explored the cute town of Galena, IL




Rockford, IL
  • Enjoyed meeting and spending time with Nick's grandmothers sister
  • 4th of July ~ Rockford, IL
  • Swimming daily at the campground pool


Sandusky, OH
  • Took a ferry to Put-in-Bay, OH (in Lake Erie)
  • Aidan and Coda earned Jr Ranger Badges at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
  • Fed bunnies and ate lots of pancakes at Camp Sandusky


Monroe, MI
  • Ate, played, chatted and campfired it up with our AWESOME friends The Theides



Randomness around Ohio




Paducah, KY
  • Celebrated Aidan's 9th birthday by seeing Cars 2, then ice cream & presents at Cold Stone


Shawnee, OK
  • Moved out of the trailer and into a hotel because it was 115+ degrees
  • Had our sweet baby girl Lyric in said hotel

Petersburg, KY

Manheim, OH
  • Had our first visitors post-Lyric -- E & Baby Lucca!
  • Spent a wonderful day on the BEACH of Lake Erie




Lebanon/Hershey, PA
  • Took a day trip to Gettysburg
  • Spent a day in Amish country; drinking homemade rootbeer & taking a carriage ride through Amish farmland
  • Spent a few days stuck at our campground due to all the roads to leave being flooded! 




Indiana Dunes National Park
  • Earned Jr Ranger Badges
  • Felt a little less landlocked for the afternoon



Milton, WI
  •  Continued to love on this wonderful little baby.
  • Ventured into Madison almost every Saturday for the  Madison Farmers Market
  • Spending time in Worship and fellowship with more of Nick's extended family, love our Beloit, WI family
  • Experiencing our first "real" fall & the first snow of 2011










St. Louis, MO
  • Dropped off stuff & picked stuff up at our storage unit (fun times)
  •  Ate dinner with wonderful friends!


Branson, MO
  • Our good friends the Dodds who live in Texas were in transit to St. Louis, while were heading to Texas, so we met up in Branson




Little Rock, AR
  • Walked the longest foot bridge in North America, rightly named - Big Dam Bridge ;)
  • Saw the world famous Peabody ducks do their evening march







Livingston, TX
  •  Spent a few days becoming real Texans, we have license plates, drivers licenses and an address to prove it :)


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