our trip to IL

Hello dearest blog followers!! Here is a post on our latest adventure :) Enjoy!

Our first stop was at the Amana colonies in Iowa. :) We had lunch there.

...and enjoyed the bakery and chocolate shop.

In the morning we went to the farmers market in Beliot, Wisconsin (where we stayed).

We bought some flowers to make and arrangement for the hostess of the Reunion.

This is the name of a local grocery store in downtown beliot.

We hung out inside and played cards :)

Later on we showed up to the reunion, bringing our offerings of an un-cut watermelon and a flower arrangement. :)

Here we all are!! Lots of peps...

Mom, Caroline, and I.

Before departure the next morning we posed for pictures with GJ and uncle Mike.

On our way back home we got caught in traffic....actually a lot of traffic! We were parked on the interstate for over 2 hours! It's a very different experience to park on the interstate open the door and climb out of the car to stretch your legs by walking through long-long lines of traffic.... :)

Elliot decided to take a snooze in the back. Smart idea!

While we were waiting I drew a picture of a blue tree and pink stars, what do you think??

Once we got out of the traffic jam we went to the Iowa state fair in des monies. We had a lot of fun :)

Behind us is a star boars sand sculptor.

The fair grounds were huge!! and there was a lot of people

Now we're back home enjoying the rest of our summer. :) Have a great week!