Road Trip - Day 3

This year, our family vacation was to grandpa's house.  On the 16th of July, we began our 20 hour drive to St. Louis.  We stopped at Beth's house about 11 hours into our drive.  We spent the night there and enjoyed some time out of the car and visiting with Beth (see previous posting). 

The next day we finished off our drive, which thankfully was not as long as we had originally thought.  We stopped by Joplin, Missouri to witness the disaster that occurred with their recent tornado.

We arrived at grandpa's around 9 pm, and he fed us well with BBQ!  YUMMY!  After a good night's rest, we were enjoying our vacation.  First stop?  Grandpa's pool.

After drying off and a short nap, we were headed toward the creek.  The kids had a great time picnicking and throwing rocks in the water.  The water was surprisingly cold -- that is what I was told because I did not go in!!!  The kids had a great time, and Hayli even saw a few 'creatures'.  LOL!

Grandpa was so thrilled to see us ... he bought me a massage (OH THAT WAS NICE!) and he offered to watch the kids while Daddy and I went to the movies.  Daddy and I watched the last Harry Potter movie. 

THANK YOU GRANDPA!!!