Rest of trip and HOME! (With House Update)

We were driving and driving we 3 little kids and me about 18 weeks pregnant for that long is NOT fun! We made more stops on the way back.

First day we did Casa Larga Vineyard, Aquarium of Niagara, and Niagara Falls. It was a "short" travel day (only about 6 hours) and then we did more touristy stuff. Fun but does not get us home.

The next day was NOT fun! We drove 12+ hours... I was hurting and Isabelle was DONE! (About an hour before we got to Robert's parents on the way up she VERY clearly declared, "Down! NOW!" and we were about there again!) But we made it from Buffalo area, stopped for a LATE lunch in Columbus, Ohio. We then went to Target for a "walking break." We got the kids a small toy, a couple CDs, snacks of sliced apples and grapes, and benedryll! Joseph and Isabelle had been coughing, sneezing, and not sleeping well at night and I had left it at home. :( We were hoping to go to the Columbus Zoo, but it was too late in the day by the time we got there and they do not open until 10 and we wanted to make progress and not stay there for 2 nights. So we drove on instead... We made it to St. Louis! Yes Buffalo, NY to St. Louis, Missouri IN ONE DAY!

We were thinking of stopping at the St. Louis Zoo in the morning since they open an hour earlier and our hotel was about 1 mile away! We woke up and checked the weather... Not good. Cold, and rain coming in... Okay we head on home. Everyone was getting tired and cranky after a couple hours. LOVE our smart phones! Start searching for something in area to do... See sign, check it out Meremac Caverns, just off highway. Kids have not done caves yet - 60 degrees, and underground. Open year-round. There we go. Everyone can walk, see something new, and we get a break from the van! (Sorry no pictures. Not even cell ones as cell phones were going dead; left them and let them charge.) I got postcards so if you want to see some let me know. :)

Lunch and back on the road... We finally got home at 9:30 PM. Another long day, but at least we had a break for a while.


Next day we went to check out the house. We had gotten a call during the week saying they were hoping to have the slab down by the time we got home...

No luck in that - STILL NOT DONE a week later. :(

But they did have the footing done!

View facing front of house.

Looking at the side of the house. The break in footing is where the garage will be.