My Gypsy Children

I've often heard about the travels of Gypsies, but I Never thought my kids would be in that category.  However, when the opportunity of travel came up and it didn't conflict with 'school work' (kids are still in preschool)... we had to jump on it.  As a result, the kiddos packed their bags (they picked out every piece of clothing and toy they wanted!), hugged their cat and dog extra hard and gave a few last minute cuddles to their mom and dad.... and were Ready to Hit the Road!

As the parents were left behind, this blog will be a little vague on details because; lets be honest; I am Totally going to make up the stories as I see the pictures ;-)  These first two pictures for instance...  They were one of the first pictures taken on Gma and Gpa Cannode's camera.  This led me to believe they took photos of the boys so they could give recent pictures to the cops in case the boys got lost along the road trip. *Kidding, guys!*  Really cute shots though, don't you think!?!? 

As far as their road trip, both the boys were kind enough to take their turn at the wheel.  That long drive to TN is Much easier when you can break up the trip between four drivers instead of just two. In their down time between driving shifts, the boys would relax by playing on their Ipads.

They boys practice emergency and tornado drills in school this time of year.  This picture must be of them showing Gma and Gpa what do do in case of an emergency.

Since they are out of school, the boys requested an educational tour of the US.  Along the drive Karsten requested Gpa pull over so he could get his picture taken with the Wind Turbines.  He loves to tell you all about how the turbine converts kinetic energy into electrical power.  Ok, maybe he just likes how big they are and that they spin!  They also got to visit the Gateway Arch in St Louis.  Kasey is fascinated by the fact that this is the tallest man-made monument in the United States.  Ok, much like his brother, he loves how big it is and thinks it looks cool.

 Upon arriving in TN, there was a lot of family time as well as plenty of time to run off steam.

 The boys even learned how to perform chores like, chopping wood and heading down to the stream to wash their clothes (kidding again, folks).

Look who joined us!  It is Uncle David and AUNT April.  I stress the Aunt part since this was a very exciting weekend coming up.  In this photo, April is unaware of how exciting it will be as the picture was taken on Thursday and by Sunday... her left hand was a lot heavier than in this picture.  We have no photos of the event, but are excited to announce the Engagement of David and April!