Missouri and Illinois

After leaving Ohio, we flew to St. Louis for a week and stayed with my Grandma.

Here is my mom, in back with her mom. I am the oldest of four and the shortest, how fair is that? I am sitting on Katie's lap. Next is Allison (with the green bead necklace) and she is holding the baby, Natalie. Natalie will graduate high school this year, young thing. :)

Poor Jeremy, hanging out with my family will lead anyone to drink. :) Sorry girls, it is so true!
The Butterfly House in St. Louis was soooooo neat! There were thousands of butterflies, everywhere. They would land on you and all around you. Inside the dome was incredibly hot and humid, Jillian's hair immediately turned to curls.

Outside the House was this fun carousel. Jillian and I just had to go for a spin.

My Dad, Grandpa John, aka PaPa. We drove to Illinois to visit my dad and see Lisa (our fav photographer). On the day we left we asked Dad to watch Jillian while we packed. I came downstairs and saw Jillian sitting on the dining room table eating Girl Scout cookies from the box.......and chocolate ones at that! And yes, this was a supervised activity. :)

Ohio and Kentucky

We just got back from a huge trip to the lower 48! Now we are exhausted and are reminded why we aren't able to go home often as we would like. The first 2 weeks we spent in Ohio with Jeremy's family....and had a total blast. Here are a few pictures.


Jillian and Uncle Jake at Nanny's. We just love the action shot. Little rocket.

Nanny (Jeremy's Grandma) is holding Cousin Logan. Logan is about 5 months old and Jillian just loved him. She gave him hugs and kisses and whispered "Baby, baby" in his ear while rubbing his back.

Nanny, Krissy and Jillian....just chillin. Jillian loved Krissy (and all her toys!), every morning as soon as she woke up, Jillian would run down the hall yelling "Krissy, Krissy". Like, girl - it is time to get the playing started!

Jillian is officially two!

I love you, Nana! (Jeremy's Mom)

Cousin Kelly, Nanny, Jillian and a little bit of Nanny's fierce bodyguard Buddy the dachshund. We were there for 2 weeks and at the end of our visit Buddy would still bark at us when we came too close to Nanny. He liked Jillian though....and she loved playing with him too.

Aunt Eileen and Uncle PeeWee, aren't they cute? :) Jillian calls PeeWee on the phone, he is just so fun to talk to! :) You may not be able to tell it from this picture, but these two are card sharks! Seriously!! :)

We took a little road trip to Kentucky. We couldn't come this far and not see where the Corvettes are built and tour the museum! Jillian and I are pointing to the brick for our Alaskan Corvette Club, the bricks are right outside the museum. Earlier that morning, Jeremy toured the manufacturing plant while Jillian and I stayed at the hotel and rested. The tour walks right on the floor where the vettes are being made...so little kids are not invited. I'm sure I'll survive missing that. Hee Hee. :)