Welcome 2015-Midwest Style!!!!

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My quick overview of our time in Central Illinois to Indiana & back to Chicago.

Jan 1^st – traveled to Mahomet, IL stayed with Alyssa (1st cousin) & Nathan and saw Caitlin (1st cousin) & Sam as they were having a movie marathon weekend. Watched the Oregon Ducks kick Florida State Seminoles booty in the Rose Bowl which advanced the Ducks to the 1st Annual College Football National Championship Game (ahem-won't talk about the results of that game).



Jan 2^nd – Bennett turned 9 months old & we traveled to his 7th state visited, Indiana. Rented from Enterprise Rent A Car in Champaign, IL and drove to Indianapolis, IN to visit Laurence & Carli and Kali’s family. We were excited to learn the news that Laurence & Carli are expecting their 1^st born June 29^th. Bennett had Thai & BBQ cuisine for the first time while visiting Indy. Visited the NCAA Hall of Fame.



Jan 3^rd – Drove from Indy to Chicago Pitstop in West Layfayette, IN where Purdue University is located and had lunch at XXX a famous diner that was on Drive In’s, Diners & Dives on The Food Network. Bennett loved eating pickles for another 1^st. It also started snowing while we were there. This was the 1^st time Bennett had experienced snow and our 3 hour trip from Indy to Chicago turned into a 5.5 hour trip due to the blizzard conditions after West Layfayette. We witnessed a six car pile up, numerous vehicles in the ditch and many emergency vehicles attending to those in need. Mom & Dad met us at The Nunn’s home in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago with the remainder of our suitcases & to see Bennett one last t.



Jan 4^th – Pete felt sick and it was -17 with the wind chill. I wouldn’t have left the house if we hadn’t run out of diapers so it forced me out to CVS for cold medicine, diapers and to pick up lunch from Potbelly.





Jan 5^th – flew back to PDX with an hour delay due to deicing the plane and getting snow out of the engines and once in the air the jet stream was so strong that it took an extra hour = totally 6.5 hours on the plane instead of 4.5 hours. Bennett was amazing and didn’t cry at all. A 17 year veteran flight attendant said he was the BEST baby ever.

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Photos

Rose Bowl 2015
Oregon Ducks WIN

Son's 7th state
Day he turned 9 months old