Day 4: Adel, Iowa

After five hours on I80, we made it to Adel. Along the way, we crossed the mighty Mississippi. The Mississippi is just a wide, hulk of a river. It’s easy to understand why it was such an important part of early life in the US. The night was spent enjoying time at the RV park. …

Day 2

Today we head to Adel, Iowa. I’m a little bias with this stop due to Mike’s grandmother who is named Adele. So, this place has a lot to measure up to in name. We did much better this morning with getting ready. I think we’re finding that organization is key. National Lampoon has nothing on …

Day 2

Today, we began our journey. In started off smooth enough. Lunch break near Van Wert. The young guys and I headed to Subway. While the older group, went to Arby’s. We played the license plate game and ended up with 30 total by the end of our first day. Bonus points for Alabama and 2 …

Day 1

In a pouring rain, we picked up the RV. My dad and Zachary did the inaugural drive back to Bucyrus. Meanwhile, Mike’s parents headed to a campsite in Shelby while Cameron drove from Columbus with his family. We spent two hours loading the RV and miraculously it all fit. To celebrate this small achievement we …

RV Special

So today, we start our special RV trip. It’s been a lot of work to get to this point. And what started as a dream on a baseball diamond has become reality. Two different RVs full of family headed west. We couldn’t be more excited. I’m not sure what I’m more excited for the scenery …

Week in Rewind July 1

Today, our Zachary turns eleven. It’s hard to imagine where the time has gone. Gone in an instant. He now stands almost level with me. We have watched him transform over time. When I first started writing about Zachary in my blog, I thought I’ll do it until the toddler years are over. But as …