Trip to the Midwest...

We just returned from our trip to Indiana and Illinois. Thanks to Matt's parents we were able to fly our whole family back there for two weeks. We mostly stayed with Matt's parents with a short trip to Urbana to visit where we lived for six years prior to Seattle. The kids did incredibly well traveling, and we have so many special memories to share! Where to begin....I will let the pictures tell the stories.

First stop was Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in Indiana. There is around 90 calves born each day, and we got to witness a birth. Wow!!














Luke and Asha had fun climbing the "milk carton" wall. Plus we got a tour of how the dairy farm works. Quite the production!














Can't forget the ice cream! Awesome! Right from the cow (well..almost).















Matt's Sister and family came for a few days. The kids had a lot of fun playing with Emily and Tami.















Friends and cousins!















Asha and Emily enjoyed playing with their American Girl Dolls.














We frequently went to parks in West Lafayette. Here Luke and Jeffrey had made some friends, and before we knew it they all had their shirts off to show off their muscles.














Matt's parents took us to Columbian Park where we took a train ride and visited the zoo.









































































One of my memories of living in the Midwest was hearing the cicadas each summer (the cicada song). Here Asha has a cicada on her shoulder. Actually, this is just the skin of a cicada. They have a very interesting life cycle.

More to come on another post of our trip to Illinois. There was just too many pictures!

Also, wanted to thank Matt's parents for making this trip possible, putting us up in their home for almost two weeks, taking us to some fun places, serving us in so many ways, and spending lots of time with the kids loving them and playing with them. We are so grateful for them!!!