2 weeks into Illinois

We've been in Illinois for just over two weeks and have had so many adventures already. This weekend, we're at a car show in Tunica, MS with my family. It's so nice to be able to spend so much time with our friends and family in the midwest.

The following snapshots are in no particular order.

Matt's loaner ride while visiting friends & family in Southern Illinois - pieced together by dad - vintage Schwinn cruiser with red band Bendix kickback 2-speed hub, BFGoodrich Silvertown tires, and rad Monark springer fork. rides like awesome sauce.

After going to the Apple Festival parade, we walked down to the John A. Logan museum. Apparently, it's in the historic district of Murphysboro, and they have a boardwalk!

Matt's been hard at work sending out record promos to radio stations. The basement of Clarke St, is a cardboard mess!

TJ and I worked a tad bit on Brian's truck. I wore silly pants. They make me happy.

TJ takes after her dad when it comes to crafting a car.

I had to get back to work solo.

My favorite creek in my favorite woods is all dried up right now. And, we got tick bombed, which is really crappy. Here is the lovely blog where I just learned the phrase.

Tetra got a new hat from the Mexican store! Isn't she just the cutest?

So Matt got asked to play at the local community radio, and this is a shot of the two women who had a show before the show he was on.

We found a huge fancy keyboard in the Clarke St. house, and despite the look on T's face in this picture, she really enjoyed it.

Most every morning, we've been letting all the pets out while we sit on the porch and ease into the day. Sometimes, we have to discipline Douglas, who thinks she can just go for a walk by herself. Naughty lizard.

Mary and Mark had us at their house for an afternoon of fun and a yummy dinner. The evening was topped off with a Chinese lantern! We had a lot of fun.