on the road again...or for the first time actually

I was scared out of my mind to take Kendall on a 10 hour car ride to the Middle of Nowhere, IN, but in true Julia fashion she was a champ! She had great fun looking at corn field after corn field (is that all there is in that state?). We traveled through Nashville, and stopped in Kentucky for some yummy White Castles (the way better version of Krystals). While in the Middle of Nowhere, IN we attended 2 days of a family reunion full of people we'd never met before, and Kendall quickly made friends with all 100 of her 2nd cousins, once removed. The Comfort Inn was not very comfortable, but there was a make your own waffles continental breakfast every morning which made it a little better, oh and the indoor pool too. Kendall happily went from room to room on the 3rd floor visiting with her 1st cousins, not once removed, from St. Louis. The car ride home was full of more Thomas the Train on the DVD player, and we stopped at a Starbucks in some other part of Indiana that didn't have a drive-thru - what?!? You mean, I have to get out of my car for my Light Mocha Frapp - what kind of state is this? Well, the trip was long, but Kendall was an angel and full of wild-eyed excitement, my grandpa had a great time, and so all was well. Hmm, wonder where we should road trip to next?

Kendall, and her cousin Natalynn

A really blurry picture of Kendall, and her cousin Mya

Kendall in a tree in Kentucky

Need I type anything?

No Super Target for miles and miles...I would never survive in this town!

It's Official - We're Water People

So for round 2 of our water exploration this week, Kendall & I spent the weekend @ the lake. It was a great weekend. We had 5 kids under the age of 4 by the end of the weekend, so they kept each other plenty entertained, and all of us busy chasing them. Two is better than one, but 5 is way too many!

Beautiful View!!

Kendall, Jake & Maggie on the dock to get a snack - all that swimming is exhasting!

Kendall & Maggie having fun with party blowers, as they call them.

Our little swimmer jumped right in the water again. She's becoming a pro!

Kendall & I on a boat ride. She munched on pistachio's the whole time while people did some water sports. Every time someone fell off their water skis or knee board, Kendall would shout 'Are you ok?'