Ohio and Michigan

After a week in Louisville we decided to move on to our next destination, but not without a little care package for the road!  A big thanks to Chris for our 2 containers of homemade chocolate chip cookies!  I bet I actually gained weight in Louisville from all his great cooking!

My cousin Chris and I

Not to far up the road we made it to Ohio!  We noticed a slight change in temperature!

The welcome center going into Michigan didn't have a sign but when we arrived to my cousin's house we were greeted with a  raspberry crunch!  Everything was alright with the world then!

This is where all the raspberries came from.  Fresh from their backyard! 

We weren't there 10 minutes before my kids had buckets collecting more.  I think more went into their mouths.  I sure can't blame them! YUM!!!

More garden goodness!

They had a few pumpkins that they gave to the kids.  How cool it get pumpkins from the source. 

 They couldn't wait to dig into their quill and ink set they bought from The Gateway Arch.  We made some parchment paper from crumpled paper and stained it with strongly brewed tea.

Unschooling Rocks!!!

 Yum!

Bronners

While in Michigan we visited Bronners Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth.  I remember visiting this store as a kid and again when I was pregnant with Seth.

The kids in the Nativity Scene!

I just love this!

Crazy Girl

I think he hung up on her for trying to kill his reindeer.

The nutcracker is trying to cut her.

This one was a little nicer.

We want this for our yard!

Mom, me and Kaia

Covered Bridge in Frankenmuth.

Indiana and Kentucky

After we left the Gateway arch we were on our way to Louisville, KY to stay with family for a couple days.  That couple day turned into a week.  I guess time flies when you are having fun.

When we cross a state line we always stop at the welcome center to take a picture.  It is cool to see the difference in each state. 

Here is Indiana!

While in Louisville we went to Churchill Downs! 

Here we are standing in front of the Barbaro Statue!

 Here is Kaia trying on really expensive hats!

 We were also able to go back to the stalls which was really a neat experience! 

 

It was also pretty cool getting to see it from this side.  It was beautiful!

We took a drive downtown Louisville and I just loved what they had done with these old bikes!

 We stopped in to take a look around the Louisville Slugger Factory!

 

One of our day trips while in Louisville was to Elizabethtown to the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln!  On our way we saw this tank on the side of the road so we stopped to take some pictures!

 Gotta love the imagination!

 This National Park was so beautiful with the hiking trails and the sinking spring.

 This is the monument that was built to protect the cabin he was born in.

 Here is the cabin he was born in.

 My Dad and his cousin Joy.

 Mom

 Me posting pictures to Facebook!