So, Friday morning our family met back at the church where the wedding had been, at 8 AM. We had breakfast together a few miles down the road at Cracker Barrel, before we each headed our directions home. Some headed west, some headed east and we were on our way northwest.
You always have to take time for a game of checkers! :)
Around the table from left to right~ Lynn & Lisa , Mom & Dad, Merv & Joanne, and Linford & Juanita
Table #2
Renita, Kendon, Brianna, Aggie, and Asher and our family.
Brianna
Visiting on the porch for a few minutes before everyone went their own way.
From there, we headed to Indiana, to spend some time with Dan's brother Sam and his wife Katrina.
This is what I find when the kids are bored and ask for my camera. :)
Just a small map of a small part of our trip.
While we were still in Ohio, we saw a bunch of these windmills....this one was right behind a rest area we stopped at.
We got to Sam's around 4:30 in the afternoon.
After hanging out visiting at their house for a while, we went next door to Katrina's parents for supper.
Sam grilled burgers and we had corn on the cob, too!! :)
Mildred's new puppy, Shadow
It was a chilly evening!! There was a nice breeze blowing.
Ken built a fire to help keep us warm! Well, that might not be why he built it, but it was sure used for that purpose!! :)
Sam, Katrina and Mildred
Saturday morning us and Sam's met Jason and Judy Beachy and their boys for brunch at Lux Cafe in Goshen.
I ordered stuffed french toast....OH MY!! It was gooo-oo-ood!!
Danny got a fruity omelet. Never seen anything like it. It actually had bananas and other fruit inside!!
I really need to do better at getting people's attention before I take pics! ;) But this is us!! :)
We had a really good visit. Could have spent a few more hours chatting!!
From there, Sam's took us to Indiana's water falls. :)
And here it is!
We were sure this duck was going over the falls, but he put his feet down right on the ledge and proceeded to take a bath! :)
Another {yummy} stop we made! It was fun sampling all the yummy cheese!!
The kids got some Sarsaparilla....a first for them. They gave it a thumbs up!
We also visited the Davis Mercantile in Shipshewana. I could have spent hours in there.
One highlight was getting JoJo's soft pretzels. They were so, so good!!
The kids took a ride on the carousel on the top floor of the mercantile.
It was amusing to see an older, gray haired Amish couple riding it too!! :) Guess they had a little bit of a kid in them yet! ;)
Awesome candy store!!
In the evening we were invited to Floyd and Arlene Mast's for supper.
Arlene was Dan and Sam's van driver when they lived in Colquitt, GA and went to school in Meigs.
We had a very enjoyable evening with them.
After a supper of grilled chicken, amazing potato's, jello salad, chocolate cake and ice cream, we spent the evening outside playing corn hole!
I absolutely enjoyed the Indiana weather....and such beautiful countryside!!
Dan and Danny
Floyd and Sam
Tamara found a little {cold} perch....
Floyd made a fire and kept it going! It was another chilly night and this woman who didn't take a jacket, was thankful for the heat!
Danny and Floyd
Dan and Arlene
Spectators~
When we got back to Sam's, my first grade teacher, Shirley {Horst} Martin came by to see us! She lives nearby and just got done with her job of volunteering at the hospital. It was so good to reconnect with her, even if for a short time. I hadn't seen her since our wedding 16 years ago!!
Sunday morning we got up around 5 and got on the road. We had about 15 hours to home!!
We stopped at the Alabama welcome center....
It was a good, though fast, trip! It was fun to visit an area of the US that I haven't been to before.
I know I'm going to think of more I could have added {this is like my diary} and I may come back later and add more, but it's time to start Day #2 of school!!
Have a great day~
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