Our trip so far

       
On our way to my brother Casey's we stopped and took our picture with the "World's Biggest Ball of Twine." It was started in 1954. Kinda corny, but hey that is us. lol
                                        

 We went out to Olive Garden the second night we were in town. We LOVE Olive Garden and Alex has been begging us to go back and get some more of their chicken gnocci soup since we went last year. I surprised Casey by arranging the waiters to sing for his birthday which was earlier in the week. I think he was actually happy that we remembered, although he later threatened my life. lol

 Yesterday we went to Fort Riley to see where Casey works. It was a beautiful  day and the kids enjoyed seeing all the military vehicles. Unfortunately the Custer House was closed and another museum they have a base, so we were a little bummed about that.

Today the plan is to get to a local pumpkin patch. It is going to be a fun day, after Mommy gets some caffiene running through my veins. A vacation with 5 kids is fun, but honestly you don't get that much rest. If the kids aren't sleeping well, Mommy isn't going to sleep that well. And Daddy and Uncle Casey have been staying up at night playing football on the xbox since they don't get to play it often, so they are tired too. Going to have to have a vacation at home to recover from the vacation at Casey's! lol