We got back from our family reunion today...Pete's dad's side of the family. The event was held at Starved Rock state park, and we had a great time!
It's late and Henry needs stories, but here are a few highlights...
Henry said he had two favorite parts. One was "standing under the bison".
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Here are my two sweeties on a fun bench inside the lodge.
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Friday was beautiful and we took a walk with Liz up to the Starved Rock itself.
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Here is Henry experiencing his second favorite part of the trip....the swimming pool!!!
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Saturday was a little drizzly, but it didn't stop us from enjoying a trolley/boat/trolley tour. This part was where we got on the old-tyme canal boat, which was actually pulled by a mule!
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Here's the whole crew this morning, sporting our Herr's potato chip company caps (no relation).
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And the immediate family. Notice that Van and I are the only ones wearing our Herrs caps.
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Grrrr.
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Liz and I found many fashionable shopping temptations in the gift shop.
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The kids also loved the elevator and the luggage cart.
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There were some cool carvings throughout the main grounds, but Henry especially loved this concrete sculpture. He insisted it was a tarantula.
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On our way home we scored some sweet corn. It was excellent. I wish I had gotten two dozen instead of just one!!
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Here's Clara with her first ear of corn ever. She's a natural!
1 comment:
I hope you to see you in those glasses next week! That picture of Clara with the corn is so sweet!
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