The adventure started very early on the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving. We were up and out by 4:30am. Unfortunately the kids woke up and stayed awake. so we got Dunkin' Donuts and were on our way. The plan was to stop in Columbus, OH and stay overnight at a hotel and then continue on. As we drove through the day, stopping twice at McDonald's, the kids fell asleep around Columbus, OH, and so I decided to keep driving. 4 hours later we were already past Indianapolis and only 3 hours away from our arrival point of Eureka, IL, so we kept on driving. We got to Farmer City to see Aunt Cindy and Uncle John. The kids were wired and I was worn out from all the driving (I drove most of the 14 hours). Karl got us to Aunt gwen's house and we all passed out once there.
The next days were spent resting and recovering from the one day travel. Still can't believe we did it in one day! We got to spend time with Grandma Joannie and Gwen's family. We went to the Coffee cup and the local thrift stores (got great deals on tacky Xmas sweaters). Carlita was in heaven with her cousin Hannah, playing all types of games and pretend plays. And there were no injuries this trip (last time we were here Carlita broke her arm!). We played games, went swimming at the local community center, and went to the Peoria Children's Museum (which was wonderful).
Thanksgiving was spent at Grandma Joannie's house. We had all the family there and all the traditions (i.e. ping pong tournament and football game). We started a new tradition of writing down our thanks on leaves and made a leaf garland for the fireplace. What great fun we had! The young cousins beat the "older" men (which included Karl) in the football game and Karl did not win the ping pong tournament (he's getting rusty!).
The next day we went to the Peoria Community Center and out for dinner. And then Sat. we left early to head back home. This time we stopped right in WV for the evening and finished our travels the next day. We were done with the one day marathon driving! We love visiting the Kalihers of Illinois and can't wait to go back again.
The next days were spent resting and recovering from the one day travel. Still can't believe we did it in one day! We got to spend time with Grandma Joannie and Gwen's family. We went to the Coffee cup and the local thrift stores (got great deals on tacky Xmas sweaters). Carlita was in heaven with her cousin Hannah, playing all types of games and pretend plays. And there were no injuries this trip (last time we were here Carlita broke her arm!). We played games, went swimming at the local community center, and went to the Peoria Children's Museum (which was wonderful).
Thanksgiving was spent at Grandma Joannie's house. We had all the family there and all the traditions (i.e. ping pong tournament and football game). We started a new tradition of writing down our thanks on leaves and made a leaf garland for the fireplace. What great fun we had! The young cousins beat the "older" men (which included Karl) in the football game and Karl did not win the ping pong tournament (he's getting rusty!).
The next day we went to the Peoria Community Center and out for dinner. And then Sat. we left early to head back home. This time we stopped right in WV for the evening and finished our travels the next day. We were done with the one day marathon driving! We love visiting the Kalihers of Illinois and can't wait to go back again.
looks like a great visit from the photos;)
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