Here are the favs . . .
- Best Restaurant
- Isabelle: Wilson's in Ephraim, WI
- Brooke: Wilson's and Marv's in Greencastle, IN
- Bryce: Yak-Zies in Chicago
- Braden: Joe Buck's in STL and Marv's
- Becky: Hot Tomato in Fruita, CO
- Chris: The Depot in Mitchell, SD
- Best Lake Memory
- Isabelle: Going tubing with Bryce in crazy water and fishing
- Brooke: Crazy tubing in the big tube with Hannah and Bryce
- Bryce: Watersports and the Min-Aqua bats
- Braden: Wakeboarding, skiing and fishing
- Becky: Reading, deep water swims and playing Bean Boozled
- Chris: Thirsty Whale Board Meeting
- Favorite Hotel
- Isabelle: America's Best Inn Covered Wagon Motel in Lusk, WY
- Everyone else: The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas or The Embassy Suites at the Lakefront in Chicago
- Favorite Stop
- Isabelle: Custer State Part and Parakeet House at Jim Peck's in Minocqua
- Brooke: Both the Wildlife Center and Jim Peck's in Minocqua
- Bryce: Vegas and Bryce Canyon
- Braden: Vegas, St. Louis, Mt. Rushmore
- Becky: Arches National Park and Denver
- Chris: St. Louis
- Favorite Thing to Do in Car
- Isabelle: Color
- Brooke: Drawing, playing on the Nook and watching movies
- Bryce: iTouch, chatting with Braden and looking out the window
- Braden: Electronics and views
- Becky: Look for restaurants on Yelp and enjoying the Utah views
- Chris: Driving
- Something you Learned
- Isabelle: How to put a worm on a hook
- Brooke: How to ignore my annoying brothers ("GA taught me")
- Bryce: How to waterski
- Braden: How to go out of the wake on a wakeboard
- Favorite People that You Met
- Isabelle: The Wiltgen kids, the Shepherd kids and Grandpa Freddy (The shuttle driver in Council Bluffs, IA)
- Brooke: The Wiltgens, Uncle Brian and Hannah
- Bryce: Rory Shepherd and Uncle Brian
- Braden: The woman at Council Bluffs pool, Hannah and Jackson
- Most Thankful For
- Isabelle: Being with my family
- Brooke: Spending time with my family and seeing animals
- Bryce: Allowed to do fun stuff and learned to waterski so quickly
- Braden: No one got seriously hurt and was able to see cool things
- Becky: Reconnecting with friends whom we have not seen in a long time. Loved having our kids grow relationships!
- Chris: Returned home safely
- Future Trip Ideas
- Isabelle: Paris
- Brooke: Africa
- Bryce: Australia
- Braden: San Diego
- Becky: The Northeast with its rich history
- Chris: Southeastern US (Carolinas and Virgina)
