Recap Memories

Just after returning home, we sat down and recapped our trip and our "favorites" along the way.  A month later, I am finding the time to type and get it recorded!  The unpacking of the car, returning to life at home and then the start of school and sports has been crazy.

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)