Visiting family and friends in Michigan

We had a great time in Michigan! We parked the RV out by the barn at my Dad's house.  We were able to hook up to electric and water while we were there.  On Sunday we celebrated my Dad's birthday with family.  My brother came up with his family from Ohio.  My Aunt and Uncle also came over as well as my step-sister/friend, Kari and her family.  It was a fun time with lots of little kids running around.  I can't believe that my kids are now "the old ones."

On Monday night Scott and I had our first night out  together with NO kids! We have been with our kids 24/7 for over 2 months, it was really nice to be without them for a few hours.  We had dinner with 3 of my girlfriends and their husbands.  Had a great time telling stories and laughing!!

Tuesday we spent the afternoon driving around Ann Arbor.  Scott wanted to see the renovations at "the Big House."  Scott was a Michigan football fan before I met him - I guess that worked out well for him.

We spent the last 2 days at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.  Cedar Point is a big amusement park with some of the best roller coasters in the country.  The boys really enjoyed themselves.  I'm not a roller coaster rider, but I'm a good benchwarmer while I wait for them.

Had lunch today with my cousin Jennifer and her family in Cleveland, it was really great to see them!  Tonight we are at a campground just north of Cincinnati.  It has a great lake, hoping to do some fishing and boating tomorrow with my brother and his kids.

Scott thinks Caleb looks just like my Dad, what do you think?

Wisconsin and Michigan

We have now been on vacation for 8 weeks!! I can't believe our adventure will soon be over.

Today we arrived at my Dad's house in Dexter, Michigan.  It is a small town just west of Ann Arbor.  Before we got here we stopped in Wisconsin so we could meet the family that sold us our collie.  It was really nice to meet them and see their farm.  The dog pictures below are of our dog Maggie and her dad "Chief."  They had a litter of puppies while we were there and of course my kids begged for a puppy but we feel four dogs are enough for now.

We spent the last two days in Mackinaw City and Mackinaw Island.  We rode our bikes all over the island and had a great time.  We now have more fudge than we really need (the specialty of the island).

My brother and his family are also at my Dad's house.  We haven't seen them in over a year so it is nice to be able to spend time with them.  We plan on seeing family and friends while we are here and then heading to Sandusky, Ohio to go to Cedar Point.  My boys are more excited about that part of our trip than any other thing we have done.

Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan

The best campground internet ever in Jordan Minnesota!! I've added two pics that are from last week.  The first one is of the boys and me getting onto the calistoga wagon to go on the chuckwagon.(Jackson Hole)
The bottom picture is the Crazy Horse Memorial that I mentioned in one of my previous posts.  In the foreground the white sculpture is what the finished mountain will look like.  If you look at the top of the mountain in the background you can make out the finished face above the white sculpture.  They still have a long way to go!

We had dinner last night with our friends the Condrey's, it was really nice seeing them.  It poured last night on the way home.  It was very hot and humid here so I think the storm chased away the hot weather, that's a good thing.
Leaving early this morning for Wisconsin.  Stopping in Black River Falls to visit our dog's breeder and then hoping to see Lambeau Field in Green Bay. (Not sure if I spelled that correctly)
We should make it to the UP of Michigan tonight, then tomorrow we will drive to Mackinaw Island.

Quick stops

We drove across South Dakota yesterday to Sioux Falls.  We are only a few miles from the border of Minnesota.  On the way here we stopped at the Wall Drug in Wall, SD.  It is supposedly the largest tourist attraction in the state, it was mostly a huge cheesy tourist trap - not impressed.  We were going to stop at the Corn Palace but decided not to at the last minute.  Can't say we will miss South Dakota- the drive across was very boring!
Today we are going to the truck stop on our way out.  There is a truck wash and we are going to attempt to wash our very filthy RV.  I am so excited about this, the RV has a heavy layer of goad grime on it and I look forward to getting as much of it off as possible.
Last night we went to a movie in Sioux Falls. We saw the Sorcerer's Apprentice.  Not the best movie, but not bad either.
We are having dinner tonight at the Condrey's house.  Clay and Scott were teammates together with the Phillies and now Clay is with the Twins.

Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial

We are now at a KOA campground in South Dakota.
Yesterday we visited Mount Rushmore, just 5 miles east of us.  It was pretty neat to see the monument, it sits up pretty high on the mountain.  I had always imagined that it would be closer to the ground.

We also visited the Crazy Horse Memorial.  If the internet here was not so painfully slow, I would have posted a picture of it.  The Crazy Horse Memorial is pretty interesting.  It is a mountain sculpture that will be much bigger than Mt. Rushmore when it is completed.  It was started in the 1940's and all that is finished is the head of Crazy Horse.  They hope to have it completed by the end of this century.  I suggested to the boys that they come here with their kids someday to check on the progress!

Today we are going to Bear Country,  a drive thru wildlife park featuring bears.  We are also hoping to find a decent grocery store to stock up on supplies.  We will probably go up to Rapid City for that.

We were supposed to go to Kansas City and St. Louis from here but we have changed our plans.  On Monday when we leave here we will stop at the Wall Drug Store in SD (a huge tourist attraction) and the Corn Palace further east.  We are planning on camping on the east side of the state that night.  On Tuesday we will drive to Minneapolis to visit some friends for the night.  On Wednesday we are driving thru Wisconsin and stopping by the former home of our dog Maggie.  She is so excited to see her parents, Chief and Chloe!  We will then head towards Michigan and should be to my Dad's house Friday.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

We left Yellowstone on Sunday and drove down to Jackson Hole.  It was actually a really nice drive, we drove thru Yellowstone Park and into Grand Teton National Park to get here. Very scenic, and as relaxing as it can be driving an RV.  My bottom photo is a bison crossing the street in front of us.  I have read quite a few stories in the local papers about people being gored by the bison.  Most of the time we chose to photograph them from our car!
We never did see any bears in Yellowstone but it seems like all of the other tourists we have met along the way saw them, oh well.
My top photo is the family with the Grand Tetons in the background (Maggie was barking at me).  The Snake River runs along the mountains and yesterday we rafted 21 miles down the river.  The first 13 miles were a scenic float and we didn't even have to row.  The next 8 miles was a section that had rapids and all of the adults in the boat had paddles.  It was tons of fun!!! Scott and the boys had never done it before and they loved it.  The water was 50 degrees though, brrrr but the sun quickly warmed us.

We have really enjoyed the town of Jackson Hole. There are lots of fabulous restaurants here and we have really taken advantage of that.  Last night we ate at a place that served wild game.  Scott got a sampler platter with venison, buffalo and elk.  I tried it but it was hard to enjoy because all of the animals were stuffed and on display- staring at me.

Today it has rained for much of the day.  We were going to go to Teton Village and take a tram up the mountain but the weather has been so dreary.  Tonight we are going to dinner at a chuckwagon.  You ride in a calistoga wagon up to a campsite where you eat and watch live entertainment.  We have heard really good things about it, we hope it's fun and the weather improves.

Tomorrow we are getting up early to drive to the Badlands and Mount Rushmore.

Yellowstone

We have been enjoying Yellowstone for the last several days.  We have seen lots of different animals and all kinds of hydrothermal features, i.e. geyers, hot springs, mudpots and travertine terraces.  We had no idea Yellowstone was so huge, (think sitting in your car all day to drive 100 or so miles).

We visited old faithful and all of it's surrounding geyers the first day we were here.  My middle picture is Old Faithful during its eruption.  We also let the boys swim in a swimming hole in the river (see picture below) they loved swimming in the river and have been begging to go back!

Yesterday we drove over to an area called the Canyon.  There is a huge canyon 24 miles long thru the middle of Yellowstone.  It has two huge waterfalls with overlooks for viewers.  The Yellowstone River runs thru the middle of the canyon, it was really interesting to see the canyon area.  We then drove over to Mammoth Hot Springs.  There were all kinds of elk all thru the town! We visited the Travertine Terraces, they looked like huge melted marshmallows.
We have seen tons of elk and deer, one coyote, a moose with baby (see pic), several bison and a bull elk.  Have not seen any bears or wolves, but not for lack of trying!

Today Scott and the boys went fly fishing with a guide, they had a great time and Scott was impressed by how well the boys did on their first time.  They had a ton of bites, but only reeled up two fish.
While they were fishing, I went on a trail ride thru the forest.  It was fun to just relax while riding but the saddle was very uncomfortable!

Tomorrow we are heading to Jackson, Wyoming.

On the road again

Today we headed east for the first time in over 5 1/2 weeks, so I guess in a way we are slowly headed home.  We left Seattle a little after 9 am this morning and drove east on 90.  We are on our way to Yellowstone Park, close to 800 miles from Seattle.  We made it to Missoula, MT and decided to call it a day. I spotted a moose standing in some water close to the highway and I was very excited!! I looked and looked for a bear ( I really want to see one) but I didn't see one.  Montana is lovely, I can see why it is called "big sky country."
We still have about 4 hours ahead of us tomorrow and we are hoping to get to our campground by noon tomorrow. Really hoping my boys get some fishing in and we are also hoping to go whitewater rafting either in Yellowstone or Jackson Hole.

I posted this and then realized I forgot to write about Seattle - oops.

While we were in Seattle we went to the Mariners game on Sunday.  Cliff Lee was supposed to leave us tix for us, but he was traded a few days before we got there.  Luckily, Scott was able to ask another player! I was at Safeco Field with Caleb back in 1999 when Caleb was 1.  It is a really beautiful stadium and we really enjoyed watching the game, even though they lost to the Yankees.
On a side note, I have been to all major league stadiums except for Baltimore.  I am trying to get my kids to all of the stadiums as well, but they are a few American League Stadiums short, especially Jacob who wasn't born when Scott played for the White Sox.  So now we can scratch Safeco Field off of his list.  He also needs to go to a Royals game, we are supposed to be going thru there after visiting the Badlands of South Dakota.

After the game on Sunday we took the boys to Pike Place Market so they could see them throwing the fish around.  It was fun, but really crowded.  We loaded up on some seafood and produce though so that was good.

Zip Lines!

Today we had some fun at a place called Wild Play.  Wild Play is an adventure place where there are zip lines, bungee jumping, and an aerial course called Monkido.  Monkido is a combination of zip lines and aerial obstacles.  The Monkido course is what we did today!  It has four levels, the higher you go up, the tougher the obstacles become and higher in the air!  We were all given instruction, then the kids completed the kids course before doing the adult course with us.  The first level was not so bad but the second one was pretty challenging.  Jacob was starting to get a little nervous about halfway thru, and I couldn't wait to get my feet back on the ground!! Jacob and I stopped before the third level but Scott and Caleb kept going.  For those of you who know Scott - he is extremely afraid of heights!! The fact that he did it at all, let alone the third level says a lot. Yeah Scott!! Also proud of Caleb of course, the things he did were tough and so high up in the air.

Tomorrow we drive to Seattle.

Nanaimo, B.C

We are centrally located on the east side of Vancouver Island now.  We have a great view of mainland Canada and it's snowy mountains!!

Yesterday we hung out around the campground and rented a canoe to paddle around the river and the area where the river meets the ocean.  At low tide there are lots of sandbars you can paddle out to and walk around.  The boys really liked looking at all of the crabs in their little holes.  My dog Murphy is the only one who likes the water, so he joined the boys for a ride in the canoe and he also swam in the river!

Today we drove up the coast to Parksville.  We were told by many locals that Parksville has the best beaches.  It was a different beach experience than Florida that was for sure!! The tide was so low we walked almost a mile just to reach the water's edge.  Tons of jellyfish, but they were very small and they didn't seem to be a problem.  We all had a good time trying out two of the beaches, one more primitive than the other.  It was a new experience having the mountains in the background, but so beautiful!
  

Whale watching

Yesterday was our last day in Victoria.  We spent the day whale watching on a boat.  It was a lot of fun and we saw lots of whales.  All of the tour companies have a network of whale watchers, so they seem to have a heads-up of where the whales are everyday.  While we were on the water we also spotted a pair of bald eagles and harbour seals.  The boat went really fast and the temp in the Pacific was 47 degrees,  it got pretty chilly!

At dinner last night we ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory around the corner from the Empress Hotel. Scott saw Pedro Gomez, a reporter from ESPN, and we said hello to him and his family.  They were also vacationing there but how funny to run into someone we know!

Today we drove up to Nanaimo, about an hour north of where we were previously.  We will take the ferry from here to Vancouver on Saturday.  Our campsite overlooks the ocean and we have a great view of the mountains.

Taking the ferry, Oh Canada, and bbrrrrr it's chilly!

Happy 4th of July!! We are in Canada, so no fireworks for us.  We also arrived a day too late to celebrate Canada Day here, on July 1st. Oh well.
We put our big old RV on a ferry to bring it over to Vancouver Island.  It was really easy, although I wasn't the one who had to drive it on.  The ferry ride across was about an hour and a half but it was really fun and went by quickly.  I was however very disappointed because I didn't see any whales on the way over.  Many people told me I was sure to see some from the ferry but I didn't, despite having my eyes glued to the ocean the entire way!

The Island is very beautiful and the city of Victoria is one of my new favorites.  Yesterday we visited Butchart Gardens for several hours.  My mom is with us on this part of our trip and she really enjoyed the flowers the most out of all of us.  Not to say the rest of us didn't like it, it's just not "our thing" as much as it is hers.

Today we took a Gray Line tour thru Victoria.  I really like these kinds of tours because they hit all of the highlights of fun places to visit, with a lot less work for us.  We got off at Fisherman's Wharf to look at all of the houseboats and fishing boats.  Saw a couple of spotted seals right next to the dock - cute!! The boys fed them some cod and took pictures of them.
Scott and the kids went to the Bug Zoo while my mom and I went to eat.  I can honestly say having a
millipede on my lip is not an idea of fun, so I guess I'm glad I missed that stop!  Scott would like me to add that he held a tarantula and a scorpion as well as many other bugs.

Another fun stop was the Empress Hotel.  This is a beautiful old hotel where you can have afternoon tea.  We opted not to do this as it is $55.00, and who wants to pay that for a cucumber sandwich anyway? In case I haven't mentioned it, Victoria is a really cool city!
Tomorrow I am taking my mom to the airport in the morning.  When I get back, we are headed out to go whale watching on a boat!  Hoping to get lots of good pictures! The next day we are packing up and heading an hour north on the island to a town called Nanaimo.  Lots of cool stuff to do up there as well... can't wait.

also... had to buy a sweatshirt and a jacket today, it is that chilly.

Giants game and Eugene

We had such a wonderful time at the Giants game the other night!! The Giants really rolled out the red carpet for our family.  Scott enjoyed seeing the staff and members of the Giants front office.  There were several players on the team that Scott either played with on the Giants or on other teams.  We sat in the dugout for batting practice and Scott did an interview with Amy G.  During the game, we sat in one of the owner's seats - the best seats I've ever had!  Scott also participated in a fundraiser for Junior Giants during the game and really enjoyed being able to help.  We will always have great memories of our time with the Giants!!
On Tuesday we drove to Eugene, Oregon.  Scott is quite tired of driving through the mountains!! The Mount Shasta area was another beautiful area to drive thru, there is a beautiful lake there!
We are enjoying our time here with my family.  My mom lives on thirty acres in the woods, but not far from town.  The kids are having a blast playing with their Oregon cousins, they don't see each other very often!  Yesterday, my Mom and I went on a trail ride, something I never do anymore, it was a great experience.





Happiness is a 10 month old collie who is free to roam all 30 acres!!!

San Francisco area

We arrived in Petaluma, California two days ago.  We really enjoyed the drive on 80 through the Tahoe area.  It was so beautiful, and someday we hope to go back and visit the area when we have more time.  The roads in California seem to be in need of repair and were quite bouncy considering that we were on a major highway!
My kids are really enjoying the campground here.  There are lots of things for kids to do and lots and lots of kids to play with! We don't have satellite tv and only have limited cable - the kids haven't complained one time!
Yesterday we went to Muir Woods to see the redwood trees.  All of us really enjoyed looking at the giant trees!  It is so quiet and peaceful there.  We had visited there before in 2002 but the kids were too little to remember.
Last night for dinner we went to the Rhode's house for dinner.  Blake used to do Public Relations for the Giants and he and his wife Karen became friends of ours during our time here.  We had an excellent dinner and a great time!
Today our generator is getting an oil change.  It needs to be serviced every 150 hours so we can keep it turned on while we drive.  It runs our A.C in the coach and the tvs while we are driving.
We are headed to the Giants game tonight to watch them  play the Dodgers.  We are very excited and looking forward to seeing the few friends we still know from the front office and coaches.  There are only a few players still here from when Scott played here.
Tomorrow we head to Eugene, Oregon to see my mom and sister.
I really enjoy reading people's comments on the blog.... if you have any questions about our trip, please post them and I will try and answer them.  Wireless connection is sometimes hard to find!

Our time in Utah is coming to an end

Sorry, I've been a little bit lazy about blogging the last few days.  We have been in Park City all week visiting with Scott's family.  His mom and sister spent a lot of time here at the campground with us.  Yesterday, we went zip-lining and had a ton of fun!! We were all very nervous and it ended up being a great experience.  Scott and the boys also did an alpine slide and coaster.  I opted not to do those things, but they had a good time.
Today we had breakfast with Scott's agent in Park City.  After that we headed into Salt Lake City to Scott's  Grandma's house.  Had a nice visit with more family members there (Scott has a HUGE family).
Tomorrow morning we are starting our drive to San Francisco.  We will drive at least to Reno and then spend the night somewhere, arriving in Petaluma sometime on Saturday.
Looking forward to watching the Giants beat the Dodgers on Monday night!!

Fixed and on the road again

We are so happy we were able to leave Cedar City this afternoon! We arrived in Park City this afternoon and set up in our new campsite.  I must say, this campground is probably the prettiest one so far, even though it is right next to the freeway.
We will be here until Friday morning.  We are taking two days to drive to San Francisco, planning on getting there in the afternoon on Saturday.

The repair man finally showed up

RV is being fixed right now at our campsite.  Keeping my fingers crossed that we should be on the road within an hour.

Lazy Sunday

Happy Father's Day!! We just back from IHOP where the Dad in our family enjoyed some chicken fried steak and eggs.
We are still here in Cedar City.  Looks like we will be here for sure until tomorrow.  If we are lucky someone will come first thing tomorrow and be able to fix our problem so we can leave and go to Park City.
We have developed a plan B, which is to skip Yosemite (supposed to drive there Tuesday) and go straight to San Francisco on Friday.
So you might be wondering what exciting things we have been doing for the last two day - the answer is not too much.  We have mostly been taking it easy, hanging out at the pool and the other day we got the boys' haircuts and went to the movies.  Still can't seem to shake our lazy funk though, the plan for today is to go out to the pool and see another movie.
Yesterday Caleb's friends were all together at a friend's house in Florida and they Skyped him.  I thought it was very nice that they were thinking of him.

From the thoughts of Caleb, age 11

This trip has been many things but boring is definitely not one of them. We have had many setbacks like the air brakes not filling with air, the steps not going in at one time, and the pipes leaking. The many beautiful sights we have seen are the massive grand canyon, the canyons of Zion, and the U.S.S Alabama. My favorite part about being in the RV is having the dogs around, and my least favorite part about the RV is that our cute little cats are stuck at home without us. That's all i have to talk about for now but i will post later......Bye!

Broken down

Zion National Park

Today we went to Zion National Park in Utah.  We had a great time hiking and playing in the river and pools.
They have a shuttle system that drops you at different places.  You can either stay on the shuttle or get off to see different points of interest or get on a hiking trail.  We took the shuttle up a couple of stops and then hiked to the Emerald pools.  The uppermost one was the biggest and the hardest hike to get there.  The boys had a fun time playing in the water and climbing the rocks.  After that we hiked along the Grotto trail to the next stop.
We got back on the shuttle and rode it to the last stop.  We got off to hike on the Riverside Trail.  The canyons narrow until just the river runs between the two walls.  We all walked in the river once the trail stopped.  The water was freezing!! We had a blast though - both the kids fell into the water on accident which of course they loved.  A snake crawled out of a rock right onto the trail we were walking back on - luckily it seemed harmless but it was pretty long! We also saw a deer today.
We are exhausted tonight.  We figure we walked at least 5 miles today.  The boys did great, much better than the day we biked.  Can't decide if I liked the Grand Canyon or Zion better.  They are both beautiful places.  Scott thinks he might prefer Zion.
Not sure what we are doing tomorrow.  We were thinking of going to Bryce but the boys and Scott are leaning towards finding somewhere to go fishing.

Today = rough day

If we weren't in Utah I would say that today was basically the day from H-e double hockey sticks, but since we are, I guess you get the picture.  It started out just fine, left the campground on time and went to Freightliner to get the coolant reservoir repaired.  Had breakfast, went to Wal Mart and Camping
World- still having good day.  Got back into the repaired RV at noon and started heading west on 40.  It sure was WINDY!!!! Weather on iphone let me know that all of Northern AZ was under wind advisory until this evening.  Gusty winds and high profile vehicles do not play well together.  Scott did a great job though of keeping the RV on the road.  After hearing repeated thumps though we realized one of the awnings above our slide kept trying to unwind and there was nothing we could do to fix it.  Luckily, it stayed in place.  Had to pull over on the middle of a hill we were climbing when the engine started overheating.  Later at a gas station the steps would not come out, making the lowest step 2 1/2 ft. above the ground.  When we finally get to the campground in Utah just before 10pm (the stairs miraculously are working now) we realized the car battery was completely dead and Scott could not move forward because he had put the car in park from neutral.  Nice man at KOA jumped the car for us.  Moving the few feet to our campsite, generator shuts off for no reason??? Still not sure why it did that but we are hoping it is ok.
On the positive side - for whatever reason my kids played nicely together the whole way here.  I really don't know what got into them but it was great!!!  The dogs were also very good today:)
Tomorrow we are going to Zion, but I think we will sleep in first!!

Biking at the Grand Canyon

Today we rode our bikes on a rode that ran along the South Rim.  Scott and I really enjoyed doing this, but if you asked my boys (especially Jacob) they would tell you that they preferred the hiking that we did yesterday.  Since we live in Florida the boys have very little experience with peddling up and down hills.  Some of the hills were were pretty long and steep and the boys really struggled to get up some of them.  The best part of course was going downhill!
Tomorrow we leave Arizona and head for Utah.  We will be in Southern Utah for a few days to see Zion and Bryce.  Then we are going to Park City to visit Scott's family.
Our coolant reservoir has a crack so we have to be at Freightliner in Flagstaff at 7:30 tomorrow a.m to have it replaced - as soon as they finish we will hit the road.
The weather has been perfect while we were here! 80's during the day and 40's at night (my Florida friends will be so jealous)  We actually have to turn on the heat in the RV at night!
I would like Caleb to contribute to the blog, but right now he's playing with some boys he met in the campground.  Maybe I can get him to write a few words later.

Grand Canyon

Today we saw the Grand Canyon!! It was truly amazing and my pics do not accurately portray its greatness!  By just walking a short distance along the rim, the angle of what you are seeing looks completely different.
The four of us hiked about a mile and a half into the canyon.  It was a breeze getting down, but we were concerned by all of the people huffing and puffing on their way back up, so we turned around before we got too far down - we had a train to catch.  The hike up was not easy but not that bad either.
To get to the Grand Canyon we rode the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams, AZ.  It was a lot of fun - there was a navajo singer on our car and a train robbery on the way home!
Tomorrow we are going back to the canyon (taking the car this time) and we are going to ride our bikes instead of hiking.  Scott and the boys are hoping to go fishing tomorrow afternoon at a lake near our campsite.
After we got back from the Grand Canyon we ate at a restaurant on historic Route 66.   It was a converted gas station made into a restaurant and it had a lot of cool memorabilia on the walls.  We have really enjoyed the town of Williams, it is much nicer than I expected it to be.
We were able to leave the dogs at a kennel for the day today.  It was great not to feel rushed to come back and let them out.

Albuquerque

Hello!! We can hardly believe we have been on the road for a week now!  This afternoon we pulled into Albuquerque, New Mexico.  After a lot of vast flatlands, we finally got into some more interesting scenery.   The kids identified different landforms, plateaus, mesas and buttes.  Just before Albuquerque we reached the mountains.  It was extremely windy with strong gusts blowing the RV all over the place.  Not too much fun for Scott.
We went into Old Town in Albuquerque and had some really great Mexican food.  Then we walked down the street to see a church built in the 1700's.  It's a very cute area, but most of the shops were closed when we were there.
Tomorrow morning, (hopefully early) we will head to the Grand Canyon.  I took some pics tonight but I am too tired to download them so maybe I will post them tomorrow.

Spending time in Oklahoma City

Today we went to Willie and Rachel's apartment.  Willie is Scott's brother and he plays AAA baseball in Oklahoma City.  The kids and Dad's had a great time playing in the pool together.

Tonight Scott is taking the boys to Willie's game and I am going to stay at the campground to get the RV ready for an early departure tomorrow AM.  We are stopping in Albuquerque tomorrow night on our way to the Grand Canyon.

Oklahoma City-Day 6

We just got settled into our KOA site east of OKC. There was a lot of recent tornado damage as soon as we got off the hwy - a mile down the road. We have decided not to point it out to Jacob, he is terrified of tornados! Later we are going to see Willie's game (Scott's brother).

We had a great visit with the Bako's. They took us to some fabulous restuarants while we were visiting. We parked in an empty lot down the street from their house and ran the RV off of our generator, that is called "boondocking."

In Dallas we visited my friend Tanya Smith from high school. We had a nice visit there as well. It was great meeting her husband and kids, her mom even came over to say "hi."

That's all for now, we are off to find some kind of grocery store, we hear there is a Wal Mart nearby.

On our way to Oklahoma City from Dallas. We have had a great time visiting old friends. Hoping to have good wireless service at next campground!

The USS Alabama and AA baseball game