Illinois Trip (Pre-Christmas)

Before we went to Carlinville, we stopped in Bloomington to see friends from our ISU glory days. Unfortunately, many of them were already out of town, but we still managed to stay busy. Jackson loved playing in the children's museum in town. Here he is pretending to be a farmer.


We got to pretend we were worms and crawl through a compost pile--FUN!!!

The painting area is cool because of the clear glass that you can squeegie off when you're through.

The museum wore us out, so that night we just chilled in the hotel with some Papa John's.

Jackson got to visit with Uncle Tom and Aunt Claire, who showed off her Christmas tree.

The big delight of the trip, though, was getting to see our friends' babies, Katie and Ava. Katie kept Jackson entertained throughout the entire meal!

Ava satisfied Rachel's need to hold a baby since Mo wasn't there.

Once we got to Carlinville, it was on to family visits. Here is Jackson with his Gram.

Once again, Gram's walker provides good fun for Jackie.

Uncle Bubby went to a "worst dressed" party, we think. We're not completely sure what the theme was, but this is how he dressed for it...