The last three nights we’ve had some pretty severe storms in the evenings and into the night. The first night we had hail with the storm, the second night…

Woodfire pizza Rockford, IL Smokin Coop BBQ Pit, Belvidere IL is nothing fancy. I would describe it as comfort bbq, which is just as enjoyable. Voted Robs best loaded…

A fun evening out for the boys!

The largest Japanese garden in north America. Tea House

This museum has a pretty good collection of art through time. Today we brought to life ongoing studies of art history. Impressionism and American art. 19th-20th century. Names like…

Iconic buildings. A city of architecture and art. Third largest city in the USA. Many tall high rises like New York. It being summer, tons of people are out…

One of many small farm towns. The corn belt. Hot and dry with spells of humidity. Tidy farms with mowed ditches and otherwise, lots of wild flowers. Tough exteriors…

Although we didnt get to stay long in Michigan I did want to share a pic of Rob with most of his aunts, and their husbands, on his dads…

Okay. So, what we know as Niagara Falls is actually, Horseshoe Falls. The river is called Niagara River. It divides around an island. Both sides fall over a cliff…

“New England” the states north of New York state. This north eastern corner of the country was just as lush and treed as New York state, but with less…