Day 4: Frankenmuth, MI

Detroit brought us a day with my brother's family. It was great to have them with us on our day trip to Frankenmuth, MI. There we were able to visit the home of our Christmas tree lights.  Bronner's was definitely a highlight...

World's Largest Christmas Wonderland: 

Christ knocking on the UN

Even the parking lot was festive

Silent Night Chapel

 

Frankenmuth also brought us the Bavarian Inn--home to World Famous Chicken

Next: Cedar Point on Royce's Birthday

Day 3: Stl to Detroit

8am: Say good-bye to the kiddos...

drive to Detroit via:

World's Largest Catsup Bottle: Collinsville, IL




































































World's (2nd)Largest Cross: Effingham, IL

World's Tallest (and ugliest) Lincoln Statues: Charleston, IL

World's Largest Egg: Mentone, IN

World's Largest Fireworks Warehouse: somewhere in either IN or Michigan

Apparently it is the eighth wonder of the world. We didn't think so.

 12am Eastern: Arrive in Detroit.


Don't you wish you were on this trip with us? Yes-you do.

Stage 2: Operation Kid Drop Off and World's Largest Things

Days 1 and 2: Salt Lake to St. Louis

Leave at 5am. Stop only to get gas and switch drivers. 

 World's Largest Gas Station, Little America-Wyoming

5pm MST Arrive at Mt. Rushmore

   Happy to be out of the car? or to have ice cream? or to see the world's largest presidents carved in a mountain? YES. 

7pm-9am Drive to Kansas City, MO. Stop only at the World's Largest Drug Store--looked interesting. Heather and I stayed in the car with two over tired children who cried themselves into a deep sleep all night.

 

Apparently there was a chapel.

Kansas City--Thank you to my brother for cooking us pancakes and for letting us stop by. A and R loved playing with their cousins (toys).

11am-3pm Central. Drive to STL
Speaking for myself, this was the hardest part of the trip. Adam and Rachel seemed to enjoy it though. Only because they were allowed to have stickers and markers. And full reign of them.

Shower. Sleep. Food. Grandparents to take kids--all were very good sights for sore eyes.

Next--World's Largest Ketchup Bottle, etc.

Road Trip 2010

Stage 1 of 3. Day 1 of 1. You would think that driving from Vegas to Salt Lake would be the easiest part of the trip. And it was pretty good. But there were a couple of hours there where there was a lot of crying and screaming. And that was just me. Luckily, Historic Filmore and its' playground, horses, and 5 Buck Pizza saved us. That was the only solo part of the trip. We were very happy to arrive in Salt Lake to pick up our friends Royce and Heather. Stay tuned for Stage 2...

The 4th

We spent the 4th in Mt. Charleston--we're glad Ry's grandparents live there so we can have 70 degree weather in the middle of summer!

Adam and Rachel loved playing peek a boo with our cousin, Amelia. We don't know what we would have done without her!

Stay tuned for what the rest of July has in store for us...