We're on the road - headed home to MT!!! We are still loving the adventure, but are more and more looking forward to being home :)! We stopped the first night in Akron, OH at a very nice hotel (even allowed Hazel to stay), all for $60 or so! Our next stop was in the Lansing, MI area where we stayed with a special college buddy of Jeff's, Jeff Howe and family. Kara was THRILLED to visit a "girl house", and Kaitlyn made her feel SO special! They even had a sleepover in Kaitlyn's room (heard Kara talking til around 11pm - out of fun and maybe a little nervousness a room away from Mom and Dad :).



We had game times galore, and Kaitlyn even share her bendaroos! The mural began as a kayaking dude and became a 3D sea adventure!!

While at the Brooking's, we had to play a croquet-type game with marbles, Black Snake, a game Jeff and buddies made up in college. Clark was one of those players back "in the day".



Jacob - THE WINNER!

We took a road trip to Baltimore, MD to visit friends from Jeff's college days. We had a blast with the Brooking boys (and their mom and dad, too). Above, Keith was made into a Santa with a large expandable ball and blankets :).
Spy games with the Brooking boys. Kara does prefer visiting a "girl house", but you notice she is enjoying herself just fine!
Kara and Lincoln were special buddies. They sat for almost an hour at the dinner table and then cuddled up during movie time :)!