After church on Sunday, we combined a Sunday dinner at Texas Road House with a continuation of celebrating Annora’s birthday. Before we went to dinner, Grandma and Grandpa spent some time playing “The Floor is Lava” with Annora. She really liked jumping from tile to tile to avoid the lava. Somehow, she won every game! […]
June 12, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 5 – Birthday Party, Part 2 Read More »
Today we celebrated Annora’s fifth birthday at Danielle’s parents’ home. It was a family affair. Annora’s grandparents, some aunts, uncles and cousins all attended. We had a pizza party with ice cream for dessert. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of food. Annora enjoyed opening her presents and then playing with them
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We started the day spending time with Eric and Michele at their home. Steve fixed delicious omelets for everyone. In the early afternoon, we left their house to meet AJ, Danielle, Declan, and Annora. We rode with them to MiSci. MiSci is a children’s science museum in Schenectady NY. The current exhibit had several different
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We spent the day at Eric and Michele’s. Eric had to work but was able to come up from his office in the basement to have lunch with us. Michele was returning from a business trip. We rested after our long drive. In the evening, the four of us met up with AJ, Declan and
June 9, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 2 – A Family Day Read More »
We began our tenth tour of national parks and capitols today. Our first destination was upstate New York for a family visit and our granddaughter’s birthday. The driving was relatively easy. We anticipated potential issues with smoke from fires in Canada. However, with the exception of some smoky areas in Virginia, we had no problems.
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It was a beautiful day for a tour of the Kentucky capitol. The building is a classic design on gorgeous grounds. The dome was being rehabbed. Because they were careful with the construction, the building looked better than other capitols that were under construction. Here is the view from the front of the capitol and
March 20, 2023 : Trip 9, Day 6 – Kentucky Capitol, a Flat Tire, and Then Home Read More »
Our morning held a big surprise as we began to drive. Evansville, Indiana was having quite the snow storm. Visibility was poor and the roads were becoming slick. Not the day we were expecting. Especially since our destination was Mammoth Caves. Inside where we were headed, the temperature is always in the 50s, and it
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Today was a lot of driving. We started in Indiana. We drove across Illinois to Missouri. We toured the Gateway Arch National Park. Then we drove back across Illinois to Indiana. This is the definition of a whirlwind tour. Our focus for the day was the Gateway Arch. This was the first full view of
March 18, 2023 : Trip 9, Day 4 – Gateway Arch National Park Read More »
The weather turned bitter cold, windy and wet overnight. Notice how the flag is blowing. We hid between two buildings to hide from the wind to take this picture. It was great to get inside and warm up. It was only about a ten minute walk from the parking garage to the capitol, but because
Today we spent several hours at the National Air Force Museum. It is over 800,000 square feet dedicated to documenting the history of flight. The museum houses over 350 aircraft. They are organized mostly by eras of flight. If you like planes, this is a place to visit. Admission is free. They do ask for
March 16, 2023 : Trip 9, Day 2 – National Museum United States Air Force Read More »