Nate has to be in Alabama for 3 1/2 weeks for military training so he was sweet enough to drive us all out to Utah to stay with my family during his absence. Lucky for us, our car was working well enough for us to drive to Utah. We were able to get to Utah for about 1/4 the price that flying would have been that way (and as a student - money is a big deal you know :). We love road trips, so it works for us - even though this is the road trip that never ends. So we decided to make a thing out of it. We enjoyed stopping in Springfield, Illinois (hometown of Abe Lincoln), Nauvoo Illinois (home of LDS Pioneers for several years in the 1840's), and a few other fun stops along the way. Nate and I enjoyed listening to bits and pieces of several books on CD - such as the Wright Brothers by David McCullough, Great Speeches, Guns Germs an Steel, etc. We also got a few short fun books on CD for Mason that he could follow along with. I felt a lot smarter after this road trip :). We also experienced many blessings and miracles along the way - from retrieving a lost purse, to having generous hosts and places to stay, and being stopped by fires in Colorado but having a soft spot to land in Colorado Springs with my generous and gracious sister and her family. It was an experience never to be forgotten. Grateful to arrive safely into the arms of family and friends. God is good, and Utah is a beautiful place.
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| who knew that pushing a cart could be so exciting. These boys like to help |
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| Subway overlooking the Old Springfield Capital Building |
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| joining in with Abe's family |
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| Abe's old law office |
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| high-fiving Abe Lincoln's son |
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| love this - his face aged so much during the years of his Presidency, but in the end he was smiling. Inspiring man. |
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| The British Pageant - loved it |
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| You take what you can get :) |
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| the gun show |
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| enjoyed listening to the Nauvoo Band |
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| so fun to be back on my old stomping grounds where I was a Performing Missionary. Love this 'Just Plain Anna Amanda' play. Brought back about a gajillion happy memories |
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| Pioneer Pastimes |
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| love this plate with the waffle on it |
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| i made Nate try this old fudge shop we went to while I was in Nauvoo. yum. |
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| Carthage |
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| Mark Twain's hometown in Missouri - close to Nauvoo |
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| Walt Disney's hometown and home. Fun to run into a person who knew his family. |
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| famous eats but in the end - unwilling to stand in the 2 hour line to eat it. sorry, sweetie! maybe when we don't have hungry babies :). |
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| Brown v Board of Education |
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| #reallife |
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| so we like to talk |
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| Kansas |
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