Today was a hot and windy drive. We saw temps at 109, and winds coming at 20MPH with gusts at 32MPH for 125 or more miles. Not a fan. Here…

Goodbye OzarkSuch a cute place, but such a short stay. Was able to roll out at 8am! Idalys took her breakfast, prepared by me, to go. Mr Smiley Bagel 

En route  Seen on during the car ride from St Louis to Ozark. The best fudge cones from … hahaha Not sure why Ozark We made it! But first food!Dinner tonight The menu The meats All the fixins The…

 We hit the road at 8:30am and made a couple stops, one in Springfield IL, the next in St. Louis. We will be staying just outside Springfield MO tonight. Driving…

Short but hectic driving dayAfter rolling out of Ann Arbor, we headed to our AirBnb in Forest Park, IL. Lots of heavy rain making visibility super low at times. After…

Advanced TetrisAfter a lot of arranging and rearranging, a few scrapes and bandaged appendages, we did it!Car 1, roof rack is neededTetris More TetrisGlad we brought the carrier Car 2 is snacks…

 It was a short drive, got to have a nice picnic lunch with the kiddos. Went back to get ready for packing up the kiddos and spend another 4 hours…

Stayed in Tonica, population 750. Lightning bugs and lightning storms. 

We mapped out all these places and then someone called a tornado watch and this California girl was not happy! So I did next logical step and mapped out all the…

Marked a bunch of  must see landmarks. Wait for it …