Stanley recently went on a very long road trip with 3 generations of our family. We started here in Austin, drove to Dallas, passed through Oklahoma, then into Arkansas to meet Nana. From there we went through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, and then headed to Kentucky to visit the newest member of our family. On the way home, we snaked through Tennessee, back through Missouri, and on to Arkansas. There were lots of stops along the way, and a good time was had by all.
When we arrived in Arkansas, we went to Nana's house. She took us to the feed store to visit the new shipment of babies. Here's Stanley with the ducklings and the guinea fowl. After transferring our luggage to Nana's roomier vehicle, we set out on our week long trip.
As we headed East, we spotted another farm bird- a GIANT CHICKEN! Of course we stopped to take a picture (and to buy some taffy...)
Missouri is famous for having hundreds of caves. We stopped at
Fantastic Caverns- a cave you tour by riding in a tram! We even saw a wild pipistrelle bat!
One morning in Missouri, when we went down to breakfast, we discovered they were shooting a commercial for the hotel we were staying in. They asked Amri to be in it! (If they ever end up e-mailing it to me, I'll post it here.)
Upon arriving in Kentucky, we spent a great deal of time hanging out with my brother. We visited with the new baby, hung out in a
giant costume shop, and went to the
Louisville Zoo. Apparently the zoo sits right on top of
Louisville Mega Cavern (which we did not visit.) Stanley was feeling shy around my brother, so he didn't get any photos with him...
During our many, many hours in the car, Stanley spent a lot of time looking out the window.
After leaving Louisville, Stanley fell asleep in the car. When he woke up we were still in Kentucky- but it didn't look the same at all. He got out to investigate.
"A field of brachiosaurs?" said Stanley. "This can't be right."
Stanley wandered further into the forest. He probably should have stayed on the path...
"Oh, dear!" said Stanley. "Where is my host family? This can't be good!"
"Yikes!" he yelled. And that was the last we saw of Stanley.
No, I'm just kidding. Stanley and the girls had a great time at
Dinosaur World.
We eventually made it back to Austin, and -after a good night's sleep- Stanley was off on another adventure...
